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Needle's Eye at Killington Ski Resort

Advanced · 1169 m long with 353 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1169 mlength
353 mvertical
1079 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Needle's Eye is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Needle's Eye

Lifts that reach the top: Skye Peak Express Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Superstar Express Six (skiing easy terrain to get there); Needle's Eye Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); South Ridge Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Canyon Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 1
  2. Ride Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 2
  3. Ski Great Eastern (easy)
  4. Ski Needle's Eye (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Stitch Line, Northbrook Trail, Chunnel, Panic Button. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Needle's Eye Express Quad (1 min), Northbrook Quad (1 min), Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 2 (1 min).

See Needle's Eye 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.