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Diamond Hitch

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical203 ft
Length1,191 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top8,064 ft

Diamond Hitch drops 203 vertical feet over 1,191 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 206th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Diamond Hitch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Diamond Hitch gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 156th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,060 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.

Diamond Hitch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Diamond Hitch 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.