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Final Cut

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical1,424 ft
Length4,140 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top8,191 ft

Final Cut drops 1,424 vertical feet over 4,140 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 1,380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces north.

How well Final Cut holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Final Cut gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,190 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.

Final Cut profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Final Cut 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.