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Mouse Trap

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical285 ft
Length1,094 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top3,136 ft

Mouse Trap drops 285 vertical feet over 1,094 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Mouse Trap holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Mouse Trap gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,140 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.

Mouse Trap profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.