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Horseshoe Cutoff

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical336 ft
Length2,168 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top7,798 ft

Horseshoe Cutoff drops 336 vertical feet over 2,168 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 270th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Horseshoe Cutoff holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Horseshoe Cutoff gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 131st shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,800 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.

Horseshoe Cutoff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Horseshoe Cutoff 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.