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Chuck's Run

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical392 ft
Length1,899 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesSE
Top8,775 ft

Chuck's Run drops 392 vertical feet over 1,899 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 173rd steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces southeast.

How well Chuck's Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 12°, Chuck's Run gets about 123% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,780 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Chuck's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chuck's Run 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.