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Gold Digger

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical721 ft
Length1,811 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNW
Top8,051 ft

Gold Digger drops 721 vertical feet over 1,811 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Gold Digger holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 24°, Gold Digger gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,050 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.

Gold Digger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gold Digger 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.