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Lower Bassackwards

Blue Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical444 ft
Length1,743 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top8,729 ft

Lower Bassackwards drops 444 vertical feet over 1,743 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 100th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Bassackwards holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Lower Bassackwards gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 101st shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,730 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Bassackwards profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Bassackwards elsewhere

Nearby at Snowbird

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.