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The Jug - Lower

Black diamond Killington, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical545 ft
Length2,199 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesSE
Top3,616 ft

The Jug - Lower drops 545 vertical feet over 2,199 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces southeast.

How well The Jug - Lower holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 14°, The Jug - Lower gets about 131% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 3,620 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.

The Jug - Lower profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Jug - Lower 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.