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Glen's Trail

Black diamond Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical70 ft
Length420 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,596 ft

Glen's Trail drops 70 vertical feet over 420 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces northeast.

How well Glen's Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Glen's Trail gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,600 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.

Glen's Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glen's Trail 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.