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Powder Bowl

Blue Mammoth, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical624 ft
Length2,632 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top9,712 ft

Powder Bowl drops 624 vertical feet over 2,632 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 102nd steepest of 151 named runs at Mammoth. It faces north.

How well Powder Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Powder Bowl gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mammoth does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th shadiest named run at Mammoth. Its top sits at 9,710 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.

Powder Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Mammoth

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.