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Dynamite

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical364 ft
Length1,076 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top8,509 ft

Dynamite drops 364 vertical feet over 1,076 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Dynamite holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Dynamite gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,510 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.

Dynamite profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dynamite 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.