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Booger Snot

Double black (extreme) A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical714 ft
Length1,265 ft
Average pitch36°
FacesNW
Top12,725 ft

Booger Snot drops 714 vertical feet over 1,265 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces northwest.

How well Booger Snot holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 36°, Booger Snot gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 12,730 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.

Booger Snot profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Booger Snot elsewhere

Nearby at A-Basin

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.