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Buckhorn at Bogus Basin

Advanced · 262 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
262 mlength
102 mvertical
1883 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Buckhorn is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Buckhorn

Lifts that reach the top: Showcase/Tiger Chair (Proposed) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Showcase Chair #4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Superior Express #3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Deer Point Express #1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pine Creek Express #6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Coach #7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bitteroot #5
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Pioneer Trail (easy)
  4. Ski Sunshine (easy)
  5. Ride Showcase/Tiger Chair (Proposed)
  6. Ski Cabin Traverse (intermediate)
  7. Ski Upper Nugget (intermediate)
  8. Ski Easy Way Down (intermediate)
  9. Ski Buckhorn (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Easy Way Down. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pine Creek Express #6 (1 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.