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Cut Bank

Black diamond Ski Mystic Deer Mountain, SD

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical78 ft
Length599 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top6,270 ft

Cut Bank drops 78 vertical feet over 599 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 52 named runs at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Cut Bank holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Cut Bank gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain. Its top sits at 6,270 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cut Bank profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cut Bank elsewhere

Nearby at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain

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.