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Bonanza Bowl

Black diamond Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch49°
Vertical174 ft
Length397 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesE
Top11,738 ft

Bonanza Bowl drops 174 vertical feet over 397 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 49° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces east.

How well Bonanza Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 28°, Bonanza Bowl gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 70th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,740 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.

Bonanza Bowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.