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Panic Button

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical244 ft
Length776 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,322 ft

Panic Button drops 244 vertical feet over 776 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Panic Button holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Panic Button gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,320 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.

Panic Button profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Panic Button 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.