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Cruise Control

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical678 ft
Length2,750 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top3,147 ft

Cruise Control drops 678 vertical feet over 2,750 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 2,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 94th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Cruise Control holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Cruise Control gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,150 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.

Cruise Control profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cruise Control 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.