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Deadwood

Black diamond Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical482 ft
Length1,361 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNW
Top6,353 ft

Deadwood drops 482 vertical feet over 1,361 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces northwest.

How well Deadwood holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 21°, Deadwood gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,350 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.

Deadwood profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Deadwood 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.