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Shorty

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical240 ft
Length834 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top3,139 ft

Shorty drops 240 vertical feet over 834 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces northeast.

How well Shorty holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Shorty gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,140 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.

Shorty profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shorty 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.