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Smuggler

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical744 ft
Length5,195 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top6,770 ft

Smuggler drops 744 vertical feet over 5,195 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 3,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces northwest.

How well Smuggler holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Smuggler gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd 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.

Smuggler profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Smuggler 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.