Macho at Great Divide Snowsports
Expert · 300 m long with 103 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.
25°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
300 mlength
103 mvertical
1970 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Macho is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Macho
Lifts that reach the top: Wild West (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mount Belmont (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Wild West
- Ski Northwest Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Trapper (intermediate)
- Ski Northwest Passage (intermediate)
- Ski Macho (expert)
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.