Lower Nugget at Bogus Basin
Advanced · 363 m long with 146 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.
27°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
363 mlength
146 mvertical
1923 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Nugget is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Nugget
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 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Bitteroot #5
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Pioneer Trail (easy)
- Ski Sunshine (easy)
- Ride Showcase/Tiger Chair (Proposed)
- Ski Cabin Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Nugget (intermediate)
- Ski Lower Nugget (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Mary's Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pine Creek Express #6 (1 min).
See Lower Nugget on the 3D mapAll runs at Bogus BasinMeasured 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.