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Dynamite

Blue Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical185 ft
Length1,137 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top1,528 ft

Dynamite drops 185 vertical feet over 1,137 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Dynamite holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Dynamite gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,530 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.

Dynamite profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dynamite 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.