Black diamond Big Sky, MT
Elkhorn drops 1,615 vertical feet over 7,756 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 141st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Elkhorn gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,930 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.
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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.