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Rim Run

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical298 ft
Length1,473 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top4,061 ft

Rim Run drops 298 vertical feet over 1,473 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 92nd steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces north.

How well Rim Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Rim Run gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 4,060 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.

Rim Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rim Run 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.