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Short Shot

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical592 ft
Length1,984 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top8,714 ft

Short Shot drops 592 vertical feet over 1,984 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Short Shot holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Short Shot gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 99th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,710 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Short Shot 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.