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Solitude

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical1,308 ft
Length17,056 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesSE
Top3,829 ft

Solitude drops 1,308 vertical feet over 17,056 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 8,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 141st steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces southeast.

How well Solitude holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 5°, Solitude gets about 111% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,830 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Solitude profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Solitude 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.