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Powder Keg

Blue Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical464 ft
Length1,541 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top8,506 ft

Powder Keg drops 464 vertical feet over 1,541 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 120th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces north.

How well Powder Keg holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Powder Keg gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,510 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.

Powder Keg profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powder Keg 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.