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Natawista

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical708 ft
Length6,953 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top8,236 ft

Natawista drops 708 vertical feet over 6,953 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 233rd steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.

How well Natawista holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 6°, Natawista gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,240 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.

Natawista profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Natawista 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.