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Fast Lane

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical866 ft
Length5,479 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesE
Top9,016 ft

Fast Lane drops 866 vertical feet over 5,479 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 201st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces east.

How well Fast Lane holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 9°, Fast Lane gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 136th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 9,020 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.

Fast Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fast Lane 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.