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W4

Double black Antelope Butte, WY

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical351 ft
Length1,967 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top9,102 ft

W4 drops 351 vertical feet over 1,967 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 40 named runs at Antelope Butte. It faces northwest.

How well W4 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, W4 gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Antelope Butte does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Antelope Butte. Its top sits at 9,100 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.

W4 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like W4 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.