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Lacy Lane

Blue Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical385 ft
Length3,135 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top5,864 ft

Lacy Lane drops 385 vertical feet over 3,135 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 3,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 98th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces northwest.

How well Lacy Lane holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Lacy Lane gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 5,860 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.

Lacy Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lacy Lane 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.