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South Nozzle

Double black Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch54°
Vertical247 ft
Length477 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesN
Top7,653 ft

South Nozzle drops 247 vertical feet over 477 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 54° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 76 named runs at Brundage. It faces north.

How well South Nozzle holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 33°, South Nozzle gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 7,650 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.

South Nozzle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like South Nozzle 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.