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Northstar

Green Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical455 ft
Length2,555 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,938 ft

Northstar drops 455 vertical feet over 2,555 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 89th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Northstar holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Northstar gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 74th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,940 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Northstar profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Northstar 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.