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Badger

Black diamond Lookout Pass, ID

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical269 ft
Length830 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top5,539 ft

Badger drops 269 vertical feet over 830 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 49 named runs at Lookout Pass. It faces north.

How well Badger holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Badger gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lookout Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Lookout Pass. Its top sits at 5,540 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Badger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Badger elsewhere

Nearby at Lookout Pass

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.