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Sensation

Blue Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical396 ft
Length1,325 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top6,307 ft

Sensation drops 396 vertical feet over 1,325 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 76 named runs at Brundage. It faces northwest.

How well Sensation holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Sensation gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 6,310 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.

Sensation profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sensation 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.