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W3

Double black Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical455 ft
Length1,911 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top9,232 ft

W3 drops 455 vertical feet over 1,911 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces northwest.

How well W3 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, W3 gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th 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.

W3 profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like W3 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.