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Bone Yard

Blue Dodge Ridge, CA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical476 ft
Length2,338 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top7,150 ft

Bone Yard drops 476 vertical feet over 2,338 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 53 named runs at Dodge Ridge. It faces northwest.

How well Bone Yard holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Bone Yard gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Dodge Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th shadiest named run at Dodge Ridge. Its top sits at 7,150 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bone Yard profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bone Yard elsewhere

Nearby at Dodge Ridge

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.