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Wolf Den

Black diamond Big Sky, MT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical540 ft
Length1,638 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top8,517 ft

Wolf Den drops 540 vertical feet over 1,638 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 121st steepest of 290 named runs at Big Sky. It faces northeast.

How well Wolf Den holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Wolf Den gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Sky does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 121st shadiest named run at Big Sky. Its top sits at 8,520 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.

Wolf Den profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wolf Den 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.