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Hodag's Horn

Black diamond Hoodoo, OR

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical676 ft
Length2,152 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNW
Top5,675 ft

Hodag's Horn drops 676 vertical feet over 2,152 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 38 named runs at Hoodoo. It faces northwest.

How well Hodag's Horn holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 19°, Hodag's Horn gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hoodoo does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Hoodoo. Its top sits at 5,670 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.

Hodag's Horn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hodag's Horn elsewhere

Nearby at Hoodoo

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.