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Touch Down

Blue Killington, VT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical344 ft
Length2,120 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesE
Top1,571 ft

Touch Down drops 344 vertical feet over 2,120 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 154 named runs at Killington. It faces east.

How well Touch Down holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 9°, Touch Down gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Killington does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 84th sunniest named run at Killington. Its top sits at 1,570 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Touch Down profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Touch Down 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.