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Upper Paradise

Black diamond Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical697 ft
Length2,224 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top7,560 ft

Upper Paradise drops 697 vertical feet over 2,224 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces east.

How well Upper Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 18°, Upper Paradise gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 7,560 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.

Upper Paradise profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper 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.