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Jackrabbit

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical185 ft
Length1,008 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top8,889 ft

Jackrabbit drops 185 vertical feet over 1,008 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 184th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Jackrabbit holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Jackrabbit gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 139th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,890 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.

Jackrabbit profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jackrabbit 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.