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Semi Tough

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,005 ft
Length4,277 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesE
Top2,606 ft

Semi Tough drops 1,005 vertical feet over 4,277 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces east.

How well Semi Tough holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 14°, Semi Tough gets about 103% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's sunnier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,610 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Semi Tough profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Semi Tough 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.