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Lower Tamarou

Blue Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical173 ft
Length1,498 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top1,405 ft

Lower Tamarou drops 173 vertical feet over 1,498 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Lower Tamarou holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Lower Tamarou gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,400 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.

Lower Tamarou profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Tamarou 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.