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Graduation

Green Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical281 ft
Length1,357 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top1,972 ft

Graduation drops 281 vertical feet over 1,357 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 99th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Graduation holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Graduation gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 1,970 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.

Graduation profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Graduation elsewhere

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.