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Snowflake

Green Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical166 ft
Length1,142 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top1,657 ft

Snowflake drops 166 vertical feet over 1,142 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Snowflake holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Snowflake gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 52nd sunniest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 1,660 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.

Snowflake profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snowflake 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.