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Badger

Blue Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical246 ft
Length1,011 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top6,302 ft

Badger drops 246 vertical feet over 1,011 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 76 named runs at Brundage. It faces northwest.

How well Badger holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Badger gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 6,300 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.

Badger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Badger elsewhere

Nearby at Brundage

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.