Black diamond Big Powderhorn, MI
Double Barrel West drops 166 vertical feet over 593 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 16°, Double Barrel West gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,400 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.
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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.