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Kit Carson Bowl

Blue Mt Rose, NV

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical603 ft
Length1,989 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top9,083 ft

Kit Carson Bowl drops 603 vertical feet over 1,989 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 65 named runs at Mt Rose. It faces north.

How well Kit Carson Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Kit Carson Bowl gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Rose does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Mt Rose. Its top sits at 9,080 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.

Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson Bowl elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Rose

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.