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Great Northern - Lower

Green Killington, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical619 ft
Length6,809 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top2,814 ft

Great Northern - Lower drops 619 vertical feet over 6,809 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 100th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Great Northern - Lower holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Great Northern - Lower gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 81st sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 2,810 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 - Lower profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Great Northern - Lower 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.