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Sunset

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical179 ft
Length665 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top6,520 ft

Sunset drops 179 vertical feet over 665 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 68th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Sunset holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Sunset gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 6,520 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.

Sunset profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset 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.