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Whitebark

Black diamond Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical331 ft
Length1,393 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top8,878 ft

Whitebark drops 331 vertical feet over 1,393 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 131st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northwest.

How well Whitebark holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Whitebark gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 133rd shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,880 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.

Whitebark profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whitebark 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.