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Lone Moose

Black diamond Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical884 ft
Length2,516 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top7,759 ft

Lone Moose drops 884 vertical feet over 2,516 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 117th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.

How well Lone Moose holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Lone Moose gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,760 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.

Lone Moose profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.