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Powwow

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical792 ft
Length2,166 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesW
Top8,553 ft

Powwow drops 792 vertical feet over 2,166 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces west.

How well Powwow holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 22°, Powwow gets about 110% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 8,550 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Powwow profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powwow elsewhere

Nearby at Grand Targhee

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.