Double black Big Powderhorn, MI
Katie's Catwalk drops 208 vertical feet over 676 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 18°, Katie's Catwalk gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,610 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.