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Lixi's Twist

Black diamond Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical396 ft
Length1,115 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top2,751 ft

Lixi's Twist drops 396 vertical feet over 1,115 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Lixi's Twist holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Lixi's Twist gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,750 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.

Lixi's Twist profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lixi's Twist 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.