Jan,
Yes, I was in error. I should actually have said that I have been told that it has the steepest one mile grade in the country with the steepest pitch at 36%. That pitch is certainly not maintained through the whole mile. That is a lot more believable, though I have not measured it.
--Steve
> Without using trig formulae, 38% grade for 1 mile means roughly 2000ft
> vertical gain. This is equivalent to driving straight up under the single
> chair at Mad River Glen.