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Clearcut

Blue Blacktail, MT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical532 ft
Length2,140 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top6,225 ft

Clearcut drops 532 vertical feet over 2,140 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 20 named runs at Blacktail. It faces northeast.

How well Clearcut holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Clearcut gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blacktail does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Blacktail. Its top sits at 6,230 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.

Clearcut profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Clearcut elsewhere

Nearby at Blacktail

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.