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Heep Steep

Black diamond Teton Pass, MT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical90 ft
Length384 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top6,546 ft

Heep Steep drops 90 vertical feet over 384 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 38 named runs at Teton Pass. It faces northeast.

How well Heep Steep holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Heep Steep gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Teton Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Teton Pass. Its top sits at 6,550 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.

Heep Steep profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Heep Steep 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.