Mad River Glen — Snow Preservation
Matched OpenSkiMap ski area: Mad River Glen (77 mapped runs, 6446 m of vertical drop analyzed).
Score version: ASPECT_V3_FIXED_COORDS · calculated Sep 27, 2026 · source: OpenSkiMap/OpenStreetMap
| Mad River Glen | |
|---|---|
| Snow Preservation Score (0=poor, 100=excellent) |
45 |
| Solar Exposure Score | 55 |
| Overall Confidence | GOOD |
| Aspect advantage ratio (actual ÷ neutral-baseline irradiance) |
0.849 |
| Mean fall-line bearing | 67.6° |
| Orientation alignment (0=scattered, 1=fully consistent) |
0.68 |
| Mean slope (mapped, weighted) | 17.8° |
| Ski-season irradiance actual vs. neutral baseline (kWh/m²/day) |
2.74 vs. 3.22 |
Terrain orientation (vertical-drop-weighted)
Each spoke is a compass direction; length is the share of mapped, snow-holding terrain facing that way. A tall, narrow rose means the mountain consistently faces one direction; a round, even rose means it's scattered across every aspect.