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Drover

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical193 ft
Length2,092 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top8,090 ft

Drover drops 193 vertical feet over 2,092 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 1,940 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 286th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.

How well Drover holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 6°, Drover gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 90th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,090 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.

Drover profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Drover 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.