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Horseshoe Cutoff at Big Sky Resort

Easy · 653 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.

15°steepest 50 m

9°average pitch

653 mlength

102 mvertical

2377 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Horseshoe Cutoff is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Horseshoe Cutoff

Lifts that reach the top: Moonlight West Lift 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lone Tree 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Moonlight West Lift 2 (skiing expert terrain to get there); Lone Peak Tram (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Moonlight West Lift 1
Ski Horseshoe (intermediate)
Ski Horseshoe Cutoff (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Horseshoe. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madison 8 (2 min), Derringer 4 (2 min).

See Horseshoe Cutoff on the 3D map All runs at Big Sky Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.