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Bonanza Trail

Blue Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical349 ft
Length2,317 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top11,735 ft

Bonanza Trail drops 349 vertical feet over 2,317 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Bonanza Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Bonanza Trail gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,730 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.

Bonanza Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bonanza Trail elsewhere

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.