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Thunderbird

Green Teton Pass, MT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical188 ft
Length927 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top6,374 ft

Thunderbird drops 188 vertical feet over 927 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 38 named runs at Teton Pass. It faces east.

How well Thunderbird holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 12°, Thunderbird gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Teton Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd sunniest named run at Teton Pass. Its top sits at 6,370 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Thunderbird profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Thunderbird 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.