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Great Northern

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical1,321 ft
Length8,964 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top4,136 ft

Great Northern drops 1,321 vertical feet over 8,964 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 7,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Great Northern holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Great Northern gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 89th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 4,140 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Great Northern profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Great Northern 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.