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Low Dog

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical637 ft
Length4,285 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top7,598 ft

Low Dog drops 637 vertical feet over 4,285 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 121st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Low Dog holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Low Dog gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 155th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,600 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.

Low Dog 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.