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Montana Face

Black diamond Lookout Pass, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical736 ft
Length2,440 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top5,519 ft

Montana Face drops 736 vertical feet over 2,440 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 49 named runs at Lookout Pass. It faces northeast.

How well Montana Face holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Montana Face gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lookout Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Lookout Pass. Its top sits at 5,520 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.

Montana Face profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Montana Face elsewhere

Nearby at Lookout Pass

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.