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Bravo

Black diamond Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical709 ft
Length2,173 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,750 ft

Bravo drops 709 vertical feet over 2,173 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Bravo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Bravo gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 3,750 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.

Bravo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Sugarbush

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.