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Dr. C

Blue Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical568 ft
Length2,262 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top8,861 ft

Dr. C drops 568 vertical feet over 2,262 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,530 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 118th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces north.

How well Dr. C holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 15°, Dr. C gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,860 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.

Dr. C profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dr. C elsewhere

Nearby at Powder Mountain

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.