home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Lumber Yard

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch50°
Vertical1,272 ft
Length5,108 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,011 ft

Lumber Yard drops 1,272 vertical feet over 5,108 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 50° about 2,880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces north.

How well Lumber Yard holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Lumber Yard 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 30th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 9,010 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.

Lumber Yard profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lumber Yard 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.