home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Lowest Bassackwards

Blue Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical392 ft
Length1,655 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top8,284 ft

Lowest Bassackwards drops 392 vertical feet over 1,655 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 132nd steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Lowest Bassackwards holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Lowest Bassackwards gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,280 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.

Lowest Bassackwards profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lowest 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.