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Park Avenue

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical634 ft
Length2,904 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top8,359 ft

Park Avenue drops 634 vertical feet over 2,904 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 209th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Park Avenue holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Park Avenue gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,360 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.

Park Avenue profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Park 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.