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Mainstream

Green Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical325 ft
Length1,588 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,415 ft

Mainstream drops 325 vertical feet over 1,588 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Mainstream holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Mainstream gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,420 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.

Mainstream profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mainstream 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.