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Big Horn

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,712 ft
Length7,816 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top8,678 ft

Big Horn drops 1,712 vertical feet over 7,816 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 147th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Big Horn holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Big Horn gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 157th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,680 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.

Big Horn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Horn elsewhere

Nearby at Big Sky

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.