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Wildside

Blue Great Divide, MT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical493 ft
Length1,591 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top6,885 ft

Wildside drops 493 vertical feet over 1,591 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 123 named runs at Great Divide. It faces northeast.

How well Wildside holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Wildside gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Great Divide does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 49th shadiest named run at Great Divide. Its top sits at 6,890 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.

Wildside profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wildside 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.