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1000 Turns

Black diamond Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical527 ft
Length2,554 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top6,444 ft

1000 Turns drops 527 vertical feet over 2,554 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 74th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces northwest.

How well 1000 Turns holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, 1000 Turns gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 6,440 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.

1000 Turns profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like 1000 Turns elsewhere

Nearby at Whitefish

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.