Upper Nugget at Bogus Basin
Intermediate · 1427 m long with 256 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing E.
19°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1427 mlength
256 mvertical
2179 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Upper Nugget is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Upper Nugget
Lifts that reach the top: Showcase/Tiger Chair (Proposed) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Superior Express #3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pine Creek Express #6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate 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)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Nugget, Easy Way Down. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pine Creek Express #6 (2 min).
See Upper 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.