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W2

Double black Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical453 ft
Length2,032 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top9,232 ft

W2 drops 453 vertical feet over 2,032 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces northwest.

How well W2 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, W2 gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Antelope Butte. Its top sits at 9,230 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.

W2 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like W2 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.