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Plot Twist

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical1,222 ft
Length4,313 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top8,125 ft

Plot Twist drops 1,222 vertical feet over 4,313 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Plot Twist holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Plot Twist gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,130 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.

Plot Twist profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Plot Twist 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.