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Powder Keg

Blue Park City, UT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical696 ft
Length3,374 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top8,966 ft

Powder Keg drops 696 vertical feet over 3,374 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 210th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Powder Keg holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Powder Keg gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 106th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 8,970 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 Keg 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 Keg elsewhere

Nearby at Park City

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.