Black diamond Big Powderhorn, MI
Upper Smoke drops 190 vertical feet over 981 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 45 named runs at Big Powderhorn. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Upper Smoke gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Big Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Big Powderhorn. Its top sits at 1,630 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.
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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.