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Whiskey

Blue Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical347 ft
Length1,684 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top8,853 ft

Whiskey drops 347 vertical feet over 1,684 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 167th steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces north.

How well Whiskey holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Whiskey gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,850 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.

Whiskey profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whiskey 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.