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Flintlock

Black diamond Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical261 ft
Length765 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top8,096 ft

Flintlock drops 261 vertical feet over 765 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces north.

How well Flintlock holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Flintlock gets about 37% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 8,100 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.

Flintlock profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Flintlock elsewhere

Nearby at Red Lodge

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.