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Downdraft at Killington Ski Resort

Expert · 769 m long with 295 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
769 mlength
295 mvertical
1239 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Downdraft is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Downdraft

Lifts that reach the top: K-1 Express Gondola (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 1
  2. Ride Northbrook Quad
  3. Ski Snowshed Slope (easy)
  4. Ski Highlander (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ski Cascade Runout (advanced)
  7. Ride K-1 Express Gondola
  8. Ski Cascade - Headwall (expert)
  9. Ski Downdraft (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Double Dipper - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Canyon Quad (1 min), Snowdon Triple (4 min), K-1 Express Gondola (4 min).

See Downdraft on the 3D mapAll runs at Killington Ski Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.