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Murphy's Glade

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical624 ft
Length1,991 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top3,075 ft

Murphy's Glade drops 624 vertical feet over 1,991 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Murphy's Glade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Murphy's Glade gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 3,080 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.

Murphy's Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Murphy's Glade 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.