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Jester

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical874 ft
Length5,285 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top3,916 ft

Jester drops 874 vertical feet over 5,285 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 3,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Jester holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Jester gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 69th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 3,920 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Jester profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jester 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.