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World Cup

Double black Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical471 ft
Length1,448 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top2,985 ft

World Cup drops 471 vertical feet over 1,448 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 970 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well World Cup holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, World Cup gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 2,980 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

World Cup profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like World Cup elsewhere

Nearby at Stratton

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.