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Bugaboo

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical839 ft
Length2,979 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top5,149 ft

Bugaboo drops 839 vertical feet over 2,979 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 2,700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces northeast.

How well Bugaboo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Bugaboo gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,150 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.

Bugaboo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bugaboo elsewhere

Nearby at 49 Degrees North

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.