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Wake Up

Black diamond Great Divide, MT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical279 ft
Length828 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top6,436 ft

Wake Up drops 279 vertical feet over 828 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 123 named runs at Great Divide. It faces north.

How well Wake Up holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Wake Up gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Great Divide does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Great Divide. Its top sits at 6,440 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.

Wake Up profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wake Up 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.