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Powder shoot

Black diamond Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical845 ft
Length2,203 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesSE
Top5,329 ft

Powder shoot drops 845 vertical feet over 2,203 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces southeast.

How well Powder shoot holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 23°, Powder shoot gets about 123% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's sunnier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,330 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.

Powder shoot profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powder shoot elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Spokane

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.