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Bobby's Bowl

Blue Soldier Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical265 ft
Length901 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesE
Top6,144 ft

Bobby's Bowl drops 265 vertical feet over 901 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 41 named runs at Soldier Mountain. It faces east.

How well Bobby's Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 17°, Bobby's Bowl gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Soldier Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Soldier Mountain. Its top sits at 6,140 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.

Bobby's Bowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Soldier Mountain

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.