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Eclipse

Blue Great Divide, MT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical480 ft
Length1,471 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesE
Top6,838 ft

Eclipse drops 480 vertical feet over 1,471 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 123 named runs at Great Divide. It faces east.

How well Eclipse holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 19°, Eclipse gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Great Divide does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 81st shadiest named run at Great Divide. Its top sits at 6,840 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.

Eclipse profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Eclipse elsewhere

Nearby at Great Divide

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.