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Humbug

Blue A-Basin, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical267 ft
Length1,366 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top12,454 ft

Humbug drops 267 vertical feet over 1,366 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 148th steepest of 161 named runs at A-Basin. It faces northeast.

How well Humbug holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Humbug gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at A-Basin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th sunniest named run at A-Basin. Its top sits at 12,450 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Humbug profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Humbug 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.