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Bug's Run

Black diamond Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical679 ft
Length2,150 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesW
Top9,761 ft

Bug's Run drops 679 vertical feet over 2,150 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces west.

How well Bug's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 19°, Bug's Run gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 103rd sunniest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 9,760 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.

Bug's Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bug's Run elsewhere

Nearby at Steamboat

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.