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Which Way

Blue Sugarbush, VT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical761 ft
Length2,790 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top2,961 ft

Which Way drops 761 vertical feet over 2,790 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 2,510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 69th steepest of 120 named runs at Sugarbush. It faces northeast.

How well Which Way holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Which Way gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarbush does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th shadiest named run at Sugarbush. Its top sits at 2,960 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.

Which Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Which Way 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.