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Upper Limited

Black diamond Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical639 ft
Length1,759 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top8,936 ft

Upper Limited drops 639 vertical feet over 1,759 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Limited holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Upper Limited gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red Lodge does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Red Lodge. Its top sits at 8,940 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.

Upper Limited profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Limited 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.