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Trigger

Green Big Powderhorn, MI

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical245 ft
Length2,052 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top1,471 ft

Trigger drops 245 vertical feet over 2,052 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Trigger holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 7°, Trigger gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,470 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.

Trigger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Trigger 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.