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Movieland

Black diamond Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical391 ft
Length969 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesSE
Top5,757 ft

Movieland drops 391 vertical feet over 969 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces southeast.

How well Movieland holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 24°, Movieland gets about 140% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's sunnier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 5,760 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.

Movieland profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Movieland 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.