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Bobcat

Double black Lutsen Mountains, MN

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical266 ft
Length1,259 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesSE
Top1,267 ft

Bobcat drops 266 vertical feet over 1,259 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 87 named runs at Lutsen Mountains. It faces southeast.

How well Bobcat holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 12°, Bobcat gets about 122% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lutsen Mountains does, December through March. That's sunnier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th sunniest named run at Lutsen Mountains. Its top sits at 1,270 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.

Bobcat profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bobcat elsewhere

Nearby at Lutsen Mountains

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.