Double black Big Sky, MT
Exit Chute drops 382 vertical feet over 980 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 24°, Exit Chute gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 9,390 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.