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Bonanza

Blue Eldora, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical281 ft
Length1,174 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top9,669 ft

Bonanza drops 281 vertical feet over 1,174 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 58 named runs at Eldora. It faces northeast.

How well Bonanza holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Bonanza gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eldora does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Eldora. Its top sits at 9,670 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.

Bonanza profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bonanza elsewhere

Nearby at Eldora

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.