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Reason

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical211 ft
Length874 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top3,974 ft

Reason drops 211 vertical feet over 874 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 111th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.

How well Reason holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 14°, Reason gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,970 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.

Reason profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Reason 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.