home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Great Eastern

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical2,552 ft
Length19,026 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top3,714 ft

Great Eastern drops 2,552 vertical feet over 19,026 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 13,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 96th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Great Eastern holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 8°, Great Eastern gets about 99% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,710 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Great Eastern profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Great Eastern 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.