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Whiskey Springs

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical461 ft
Length1,479 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top8,300 ft

Whiskey Springs drops 461 vertical feet over 1,479 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 760 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 115th steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Whiskey Springs holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Whiskey Springs gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,300 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.

Whiskey Springs 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.