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Buttercup

Green Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical546 ft
Length5,453 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top6,770 ft

Buttercup drops 546 vertical feet over 5,453 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 3,790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Buttercup holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 6°, Buttercup gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,770 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.

Buttercup profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buttercup 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.