Black diamond Killington, VT
Skyelark - Lower drops 446 vertical feet over 1,323 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 20°, Skyelark - Lower gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,040 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.
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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.