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Todd's Hole

Black diamond Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical560 ft
Length1,397 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNE
Top9,107 ft

Todd's Hole drops 560 vertical feet over 1,397 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 960 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Todd's Hole holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 24°, Todd's Hole gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 9,110 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.

Todd's Hole profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.