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Great Divide Ski Area ski resort

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The short answer

Great Divide Ski Area has about 45 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 1,769 m up to 2,194 m (7,198 ft), a vertical drop of 426 m. By mapped runs it is number 53 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Helena Regional (HLN), about 31 km away in a straight line.

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Great Divide Ski Area 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,982 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 18 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 139°2°0 mm
  2. Sat 148°0°0 mm
  3. Sun 155°-3°0 mm
  4. Mon 165°-2°0.2 mm
  5. Tue 172°-2°10.1 mm
  6. Wed 18-3°-4°8.3 mm
  7. Thu 19-4°-6°1.5 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Great Divide Ski Area: runs from 1,769 m to 2,194 m, a vertical drop of 425 m1,8001,9002,0002,100Top of the highest mapped run: 2,194 m (7,198 ft)Top 2,194 m · 7,198 ftBase 1,769 m · 5,804 ft425 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,194 m7,198 ft
Vertical drop
426 m1,398 ft
Mapped runs
45 km109 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 6% (2.5 km), Intermediate 68% (30.6 km), Advanced 27% (12.2 km)Easy: 2.5 km, 10 runs (6%)Intermediate: 30.6 km, 59 runs (68%)68%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.2 km, 40 runs (27%)27%Advanced

About 6% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 68% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy102.5 km
Intermediate5930.6 km
Advanced4012.2 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Rope tows1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Helena Regional (HLN)Helena31 km
Bert Mooney (BTM)Butte90 km
Great Falls (GTF)Great Falls109 km
Spokane (GEG)Spokane405 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Great Divide Ski Area?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,194 m (7,198 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,769 m (5,804 ft), a vertical of 426 m (1,398 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Great Divide Ski Area have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 45 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Great Divide Ski Area?

Helena Regional (HLN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 31 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Great Divide Ski Area piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.