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Go West

Blue Great Divide, MT

Steepest pitch8°
Vertical55 ft
Length1,058 ft
Average pitch3°
FacesN
Top7,066 ft

Go West drops 55 vertical feet over 1,058 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 8° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 121st steepest of 123 named runs at Great Divide. It faces north.

How well Go West holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 3°, Go West gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Great Divide does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th shadiest named run at Great Divide. Its top sits at 7,070 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Go West profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Go West 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.