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Lower North

Blue Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical423 ft
Length2,487 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesW
Top6,535 ft

Lower North drops 423 vertical feet over 2,487 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,310 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 west.

How well Lower North holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 10°, Lower North gets about 107% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's sunnier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th sunniest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 6,530 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.

Lower North profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower North 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.