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Last Resort

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical503 ft
Length1,876 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top8,869 ft

Last Resort drops 503 vertical feet over 1,876 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 99th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Last Resort holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Last Resort gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,870 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.

Last Resort 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.