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Spillway

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical227 ft
Length1,339 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top2,911 ft

Spillway drops 227 vertical feet over 1,339 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 5% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Spillway holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 10°, Spillway gets about 99% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 2,910 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Spillway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spillway 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.