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Meriwether Cuttoff

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical213 ft
Length1,954 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top8,824 ft

Meriwether Cuttoff drops 213 vertical feet over 1,954 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 1,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 281st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Meriwether Cuttoff holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Meriwether Cuttoff gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 126th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,820 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.

Meriwether Cuttoff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Meriwether Cuttoff 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.