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Nitro

Black diamond Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical253 ft
Length732 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top6,683 ft

Nitro drops 253 vertical feet over 732 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Nitro holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Nitro gets about 43% 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 5th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,680 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.

Nitro profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nitro 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.