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Grey Cliff

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical346 ft
Length1,161 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top8,274 ft

Grey Cliff drops 346 vertical feet over 1,161 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 123rd steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces west.

How well Grey Cliff holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 17°, Grey Cliff gets about 96% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th sunniest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,270 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Grey Cliff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.