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Old Swirl

Double black (off-piste) Killington, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical309 ft
Length1,138 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top3,581 ft

Old Swirl drops 309 vertical feet over 1,138 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Old Swirl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 16°, Old Swirl gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 87th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,580 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.

Old Swirl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Old Swirl 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.