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Lightning at Bogus Basin

Expert · 1055 m long with 356 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 33° at its steepest, facing E.

33°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1055 mlength
356 mvertical
2118 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Lightning is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Lightning

Lifts that reach the top: Showcase/Tiger Chair (Proposed) (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Pine Creek Express #6 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Superior Express #3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert 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 Wildcat Cat Track (advanced)
  7. Ski Wildcat (advanced)
  8. Ski Lightning (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Wildcat. 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.