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Short Branch

Green Blacktail, MT

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical174 ft
Length2,070 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNE
Top6,271 ft

Short Branch drops 174 vertical feet over 2,070 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 20 named runs at Blacktail. It faces northeast.

How well Short Branch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 5°, Short Branch gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Blacktail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the sunniest named run at Blacktail. Its top sits at 6,270 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.

Short Branch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Short Branch 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.