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Cupajo

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical296 ft
Length2,033 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top7,502 ft

Cupajo drops 296 vertical feet over 2,033 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 258th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Cupajo holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Cupajo gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 132nd shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,500 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.

Cupajo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cupajo 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.