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Silvertip

Blue Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical420 ft
Length2,190 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top6,277 ft

Silvertip drops 420 vertical feet over 2,190 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 82nd steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces northeast.

How well Silvertip holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Silvertip gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 6,280 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.

Silvertip profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Silvertip 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.