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Punch Bowl

Black diamond Pomerelle, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical512 ft
Length1,835 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top8,553 ft

Punch Bowl drops 512 vertical feet over 1,835 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 33 named runs at Pomerelle. It faces northeast.

How well Punch Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Punch Bowl gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pomerelle does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Pomerelle. Its top sits at 8,550 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.

Punch Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Punch Bowl elsewhere

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.