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Buck's Run

Black diamond Bridger Bowl, MT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical561 ft
Length3,073 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesSE
Top6,859 ft

Buck's Run drops 561 vertical feet over 3,073 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 2,280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 46 named runs at Bridger Bowl. It faces southeast.

How well Buck's Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 11°, Buck's Run gets about 116% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bridger Bowl does, December through March. That's sunnier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Bridger Bowl. Its top sits at 6,860 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Buck's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buck's Run elsewhere

Nearby at Bridger Bowl

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.