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Paradise

Blue Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical856 ft
Length4,272 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top7,938 ft

Paradise drops 856 vertical feet over 4,272 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces northwest.

How well Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Paradise gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 7,940 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.

Paradise profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise 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.