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Blunder

Black diamond Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical304 ft
Length1,120 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top1,623 ft

Blunder drops 304 vertical feet over 1,120 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces northwest.

How well Blunder holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Blunder gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,620 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Blunder profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blunder elsewhere

Nearby at Big Powderhorn

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.