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Winchester

Black diamond Red Lodge, MT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical590 ft
Length1,794 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top8,097 ft

Winchester drops 590 vertical feet over 1,794 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 54 named runs at Red Lodge. It faces north.

How well Winchester holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Winchester gets about 41% 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 7th 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.

Winchester profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Winchester 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.