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Buck Run

Blue Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical277 ft
Length1,073 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesS
Top7,414 ft

Buck Run drops 277 vertical feet over 1,073 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 69th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces south.

How well Buck Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 15°, Buck Run gets about 144% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 7,410 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.

Buck Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buck Run 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.