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Learning Area

Green Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch5°
Vertical11 ft
Length171 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top1,223 ft

Learning Area drops 11 vertical feet over 171 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 5° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Learning Area holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, Learning Area gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,220 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.

Learning Area profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Learning Area 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.