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Buckhorn

Black diamond Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical335 ft
Length928 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top6,177 ft

Buckhorn drops 335 vertical feet over 928 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Buckhorn holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Buckhorn gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,180 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.

Buckhorn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buckhorn 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.