Double black Killington, VT
Downdraft drops 968 vertical feet over 2,718 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 2,400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 21°, Downdraft gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 4,060 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.
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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.