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Bullet

Black diamond Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical91 ft
Length508 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top1,473 ft

Bullet drops 91 vertical feet over 508 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces northeast.

How well Bullet holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Bullet gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,470 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bullet profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bullet 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.