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Paloma

Blue Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical385 ft
Length1,587 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top9,172 ft

Paloma drops 385 vertical feet over 1,587 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces northwest.

How well Paloma holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Paloma gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Antelope Butte. Its top sits at 9,170 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.

Paloma profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paloma elsewhere

Nearby at Antelope Butte

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.