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Pacifier

Green Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical1,207 ft
Length9,951 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top8,746 ft

Pacifier drops 1,207 vertical feet over 9,951 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 4,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 275th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Pacifier holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 7°, Pacifier gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 120th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,750 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.

Pacifier profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pacifier 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.