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Catwalk - Upper

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical255 ft
Length687 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesN
Top4,192 ft

Catwalk - Upper drops 255 vertical feet over 687 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.

How well Catwalk - Upper holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 22°, Catwalk - Upper gets about 43% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 4,190 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.

Catwalk - Upper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Catwalk - Upper elsewhere

Nearby at Killington

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.