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Moonshine

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical519 ft
Length1,554 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top2,614 ft

Moonshine drops 519 vertical feet over 1,554 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 65th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces north.

How well Moonshine holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, 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 17th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,610 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.

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 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.