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Madison Avenue

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical997 ft
Length3,323 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top8,139 ft

Madison Avenue drops 997 vertical feet over 3,323 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 147th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces east.

How well Madison Avenue holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 18°, Madison Avenue gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 150th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,140 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.

Madison Avenue profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Madison Avenue 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.