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Marlboro Country

Double black Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical707 ft
Length1,905 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top7,932 ft

Marlboro Country drops 707 vertical feet over 1,905 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 1,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces east.

How well Marlboro Country holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 22°, Marlboro Country gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 159th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,930 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.

Marlboro Country profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Marlboro Country 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.