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Skye Hawk

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical342 ft
Length1,008 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top3,680 ft

Skye Hawk drops 342 vertical feet over 1,008 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.

How well Skye Hawk holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Skye Hawk 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 9th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,680 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.

Skye Hawk profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skye Hawk 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.