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Latigo

Blue Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical1,248 ft
Length4,674 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top9,374 ft

Latigo drops 1,248 vertical feet over 4,674 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 2,600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces northeast.

How well Latigo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Latigo gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 9,370 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.

Latigo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Latigo 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.