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F.I.S. Cut

Blue Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical303 ft
Length704 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesS
Top7,298 ft

F.I.S. Cut drops 303 vertical feet over 704 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces south.

How well F.I.S. Cut holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 26°, F.I.S. Cut gets about 165% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 7,300 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.

F.I.S. Cut profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like F.I.S. Cut elsewhere

Nearby at Jackson Hole

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.