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Shotgun

Green Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical275 ft
Length2,272 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top1,521 ft

Shotgun drops 275 vertical feet over 2,272 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 2,130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Shotgun holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Shotgun gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,520 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.

Shotgun profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shotgun 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.