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Centerpiece

Double black Killington, VT

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical680 ft
Length1,588 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesE
Top2,920 ft

Centerpiece drops 680 vertical feet over 1,588 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Centerpiece holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 26°, Centerpiece gets about 118% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 2,920 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Centerpiece profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Centerpiece 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.