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Fool Creek

Black diamond Teton Pass, MT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical493 ft
Length1,337 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top6,983 ft

Fool Creek drops 493 vertical feet over 1,337 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 38 named runs at Teton Pass. It faces northeast.

How well Fool Creek holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Fool Creek gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Teton Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Teton Pass. Its top sits at 6,980 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.

Fool Creek profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fool Creek 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.