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Little Tree

Black diamond Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical290 ft
Length781 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesN
Top7,875 ft

Little Tree drops 290 vertical feet over 781 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces north.

How well Little Tree holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 22°, Little Tree gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 7,870 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.

Little Tree profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Little Tree 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.