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Shoot The Moon

Black diamond Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical818 ft
Length2,746 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top5,944 ft

Shoot The Moon drops 818 vertical feet over 2,746 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces northeast.

How well Shoot The Moon holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Shoot The Moon gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 5,940 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.

Shoot The Moon profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shoot The Moon elsewhere

Nearby at Schweitzer

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.