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Shaman

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical936 ft
Length2,719 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesW
Top8,849 ft

Shaman drops 936 vertical feet over 2,719 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces west.

How well Shaman holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 20°, Shaman gets about 103% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 8,850 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Shaman profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shaman elsewhere

Nearby at Grand Targhee

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.