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Lower Moonshine

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical400 ft
Length1,560 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top2,094 ft

Lower Moonshine drops 400 vertical feet over 1,560 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces north.

How well Lower Moonshine holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Lower Moonshine gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,090 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.

Lower Moonshine profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Moonshine 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.