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Big Bird

Blue Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical321 ft
Length3,278 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top9,046 ft

Big Bird drops 321 vertical feet over 3,278 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 129th steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces north.

How well Big Bird holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 6°, Big Bird gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 98th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,050 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.

Big Bird profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Bird elsewhere

Nearby at Mammoth

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.