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Ovation

Double black Killington, VT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical611 ft
Length2,300 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top3,659 ft

Ovation drops 611 vertical feet over 2,300 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 20 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.

How well Ovation holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Ovation gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,660 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.

Ovation profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ovation 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.