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Buffalo Jump

Black diamond Teton Pass, MT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical135 ft
Length377 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesE
Top6,492 ft

Buffalo Jump drops 135 vertical feet over 377 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 38 named runs at Teton Pass. It faces east.

How well Buffalo Jump holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 21°, Buffalo Jump gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Teton Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Teton Pass. Its top sits at 6,490 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.

Buffalo Jump profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buffalo Jump elsewhere

Nearby at Teton Pass

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.