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Rudy

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical152 ft
Length739 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top7,764 ft

Rudy drops 152 vertical feet over 739 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 262nd steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Rudy holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Rudy gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 160th sunniest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 7,760 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.

Rudy profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rudy 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.