home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Bernie's Bowl

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical500 ft
Length1,760 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesS
Top9,472 ft

Bernie's Bowl drops 500 vertical feet over 1,760 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces south.

How well Bernie's Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 17°, Bernie's Bowl gets about 161% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 9,470 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.

Bernie's Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bernie's Bowl elsewhere

Nearby at Jackson Hole

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.