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B-4

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical153 ft
Length543 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top6,453 ft

B-4 drops 153 vertical feet over 543 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces northeast.

How well B-4 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 16°, B-4 gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,450 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.

B-4 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like B-4 elsewhere

Nearby at Bogus Basin

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.