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Bonanza

Blue Mt Baldy, CA

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical456 ft
Length2,416 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesW
Top8,126 ft

Bonanza drops 456 vertical feet over 2,416 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 26 named runs at Mt Baldy. It faces west.

How well Bonanza holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 11°, Bonanza gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baldy does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Mt Baldy. Its top sits at 8,130 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bonanza profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bonanza elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Baldy

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.