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Upper Ridge

Blue Bogus Basin, ID

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical360 ft
Length2,083 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top7,074 ft

Upper Ridge drops 360 vertical feet over 2,083 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 98 named runs at Bogus Basin. It faces north.

How well Upper Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Upper Ridge gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bogus Basin does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th shadiest named run at Bogus Basin. Its top sits at 7,070 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.

Upper Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Ridge 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.