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Oxbow

Green Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical305 ft
Length2,292 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top1,541 ft

Oxbow drops 305 vertical feet over 2,292 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Oxbow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Oxbow gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,540 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.

Oxbow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Oxbow 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.