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Graduation Woods

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical195 ft
Length897 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top1,955 ft

Graduation Woods drops 195 vertical feet over 897 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 102nd steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Graduation Woods holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Graduation Woods gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 1,950 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 Woods profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Graduation Woods 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.