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Glacier Way

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical57 ft
Length776 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top7,585 ft

Glacier Way drops 57 vertical feet over 776 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 285th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.

How well Glacier Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, Glacier Way gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 142nd shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,590 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.

Glacier Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glacier Way 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.