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Crazy Raven

Black diamond Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical604 ft
Length2,116 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top8,679 ft

Crazy Raven drops 604 vertical feet over 2,116 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 93rd steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Crazy Raven holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Crazy Raven gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 112th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,680 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Crazy Raven profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.