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Paradise

Double black Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical591 ft
Length1,872 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,901 ft

Paradise drops 591 vertical feet over 1,872 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Paradise gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 3,900 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.

Paradise profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise 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.