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Williamson Bowl

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical1,035 ft
Length2,834 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesW
Top9,126 ft

Williamson Bowl drops 1,035 vertical feet over 2,834 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces west.

How well Williamson Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing west at an average 22°, Williamson Bowl gets about 116% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,130 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.

Williamson Bowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Williamson Bowl elsewhere

Nearby at Grand Targhee

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.