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Mike's Mambo

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical263 ft
Length875 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top6,708 ft

Mike's Mambo drops 263 vertical feet over 875 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Mike's Mambo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Mike's Mambo gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,710 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.

Mike's Mambo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mike's Mambo 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.