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Hibernation

Blue Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical663 ft
Length2,062 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesS
Top5,693 ft

Hibernation drops 663 vertical feet over 2,062 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 960 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces south.

How well Hibernation holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 19°, Hibernation gets about 147% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 5,690 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Hibernation profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hibernation 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.