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Lower Belly

Double black Maverick Mountain, MT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical512 ft
Length1,788 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesE
Top7,554 ft

Lower Belly drops 512 vertical feet over 1,788 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 18 named runs at Maverick Mountain. It faces east.

How well Lower Belly holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 17°, Lower Belly gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Maverick Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Maverick Mountain. Its top sits at 7,550 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.

Lower Belly profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Belly elsewhere

Nearby at Maverick Mountain

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.