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Old Sundog

Double black (off-piste) Killington, VT

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical860 ft
Length7,900 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesE
Top2,096 ft

Old Sundog drops 860 vertical feet over 7,900 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 7,370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 135th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Old Sundog holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 6°, Old Sundog gets about 101% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 2,100 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.

Old Sundog profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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.