home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Bear Paw

Black diamond Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical156 ft
Length502 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top6,452 ft

Bear Paw drops 156 vertical feet over 502 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces west.

How well Bear Paw holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, Bear Paw gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,450 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.

Bear Paw profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear Paw 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.