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At Killington, trails in descending order of difficulty, IMHO -
Devils Fiddle - rock line skiers right upper, bigger cliffs in the middle, rocks and water bars at the bottom
Ovation - steep icy bumpy headwall, brushy area skiers right middle, lower skiers right ungroomed very steep and inconsistant
Conclusion Lower - rock line skiers left
Vertigo Upper - very steep, typically a sheet of ice
Lower Downdraft - very steep with sheet ice or choppy bumps
Catwalk - narrow, choppy bumps skied off with thin cover
Glades (on the map) -
Big Dipper - the waterfall/breakover, IMHO the most technical and dangerous spot on the map
Devil's Den - upper (not currently on the map, but was) extremely narrow, steep with several small drops and an optional 15ft cliff, lower is all rockgarden
Centerpiece - more rockgarden, 6 ft cliff across most of the trail
Julio/Juanita - long, with tight trees, gets skied out, cliffy area at the bottom skiers left
Of course, there are other steep trails and challenging glades, but the above stand out has being the most consistently difficult and interesting. If you can ski all of them well, you are a strong expert skier.
Off the map there are a few spots that can be brutally challenging due to the tightness, but are not particularly steep or dangerous. There are a couple that are very steep and very tight.
Devils Fiddle - rock line skiers right upper, bigger cliffs in the middle, rocks and water bars at the bottom
Ovation - steep icy bumpy headwall, brushy area skiers right middle, lower skiers right ungroomed very steep and inconsistant
Conclusion Lower - rock line skiers left
Vertigo Upper - very steep, typically a sheet of ice
Lower Downdraft - very steep with sheet ice or choppy bumps
Catwalk - narrow, choppy bumps skied off with thin cover
Glades (on the map) -
Big Dipper - the waterfall/breakover, IMHO the most technical and dangerous spot on the map
Devil's Den - upper (not currently on the map, but was) extremely narrow, steep with several small drops and an optional 15ft cliff, lower is all rockgarden
Centerpiece - more rockgarden, 6 ft cliff across most of the trail
Julio/Juanita - long, with tight trees, gets skied out, cliffy area at the bottom skiers left
Of course, there are other steep trails and challenging glades, but the above stand out has being the most consistently difficult and interesting. If you can ski all of them well, you are a strong expert skier.
Off the map there are a few spots that can be brutally challenging due to the tightness, but are not particularly steep or dangerous. There are a couple that are very steep and very tight.
