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Tippy's Tumble

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical810 ft
Length3,529 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top8,517 ft

Tippy's Tumble drops 810 vertical feet over 3,529 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 170th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Tippy's Tumble holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Tippy's Tumble gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 66th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,520 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.

Tippy's Tumble profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tippy's Tumble 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.