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Whitetail

Blue Whitefish, MT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical987 ft
Length6,105 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top6,545 ft

Whitetail drops 987 vertical feet over 6,105 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 77th steepest of 107 named runs at Whitefish. It faces northeast.

How well Whitetail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Whitetail gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitefish does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Whitefish. Its top sits at 6,550 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.

Whitetail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whitetail 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.