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Slim's Shot

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical719 ft
Length1,984 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesSW
Top9,021 ft

Slim's Shot drops 719 vertical feet over 1,984 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces southwest.

How well Slim's Shot holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 21°, Slim's Shot gets about 135% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,020 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Slim's Shot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Slim's Shot 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.