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Totem

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical809 ft
Length2,162 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNW
Top8,017 ft

Totem drops 809 vertical feet over 2,162 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 74th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Totem holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 22°, Totem gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,020 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.

Totem profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Totem 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.