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Kodiak

Black diamond Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical381 ft
Length1,971 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top6,185 ft

Kodiak drops 381 vertical feet over 1,971 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces northeast.

How well Kodiak holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Kodiak gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 6,180 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.

Kodiak profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kodiak 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.