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Tamarou West

Blue Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical170 ft
Length677 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top1,579 ft

Tamarou West drops 170 vertical feet over 677 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces northwest.

How well Tamarou West holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Tamarou West gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,580 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.

Tamarou West profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tamarou West 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.