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Sourdough

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical228 ft
Length865 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top6,712 ft

Sourdough drops 228 vertical feet over 865 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 820 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces northwest.

How well Sourdough holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Sourdough gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,710 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sourdough profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sourdough 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.