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Paradise

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical446 ft
Length2,179 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top6,864 ft

Paradise drops 446 vertical feet over 2,179 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces east.

How well Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 12°, Paradise gets about 108% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,860 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Paradise profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise 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.