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Straight Shot

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical1,293 ft
Length3,969 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top8,283 ft

Straight Shot drops 1,293 vertical feet over 3,969 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 1,480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Straight Shot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Straight Shot gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,280 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.

Straight 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.