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Papa's Paradise

Black diamond Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical179 ft
Length743 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top9,044 ft

Papa's Paradise drops 179 vertical feet over 743 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces northwest.

How well Papa's Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Papa's Paradise gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Antelope Butte. Its top sits at 9,040 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.

Papa's Paradise profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Papa's Paradise 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.