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Bitterroot Basin

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical407 ft
Length1,568 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top6,639 ft

Bitterroot Basin drops 407 vertical feet over 1,568 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces northeast.

How well Bitterroot Basin holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Bitterroot Basin gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,640 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.

Bitterroot Basin profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bitterroot Basin 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.