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Powderhorn ski runs

48 named runs · about 23 miles of skiing · 8,180 to 9,830 ft

Green 20% (4.5 mi)Blue 37% (8.2 mi)Black 40% (9.0 mi)Double black 4% (0.9 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. Hooligan 33°
  2. Yoo Hoo 32°
  3. Cannonball 32°
  4. Mudslide 32°
  5. Mad Dog Glade 32°

Longest

  1. Stagecoach 10,700 ft
  2. Red Eye 7,400 ft
  3. Sweet Misery 7,000 ft
  4. Bill's Run 6,500 ft
  5. Tenderfoot 6,400 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Bear Claw 57% sun
  2. Mudslide 58% sun
  3. Lower Thunderbird Glade 59% sun
  4. Thunder Mountain Glade 60% sun
  5. Hooker 60% sun

Longest greens

  1. Stagecoach 10,700 ft
  2. Boardwalk 2,800 ft
  3. Greenhorn 2,300 ft
  4. Upper Peacemaker 2,000 ft
  5. E-Z 1,600 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 48 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Hooligan Black 712 ft 2,667 ft 33° 16° N Good
Yoo Hoo Black 854 ft 2,656 ft 32° 19° NW Good
Cannonball Double black 1,055 ft 3,364 ft 32° 19° NW Good
Mudslide Double black 492 ft 1,456 ft 32° 20° N Excellent
Mad Dog Glade Black 555 ft 1,692 ft 32° 20° NE Excellent
Thunder Mountain Glade Black 683 ft 2,065 ft 32° 20° NE Excellent
Lower Wonderbump Black 892 ft 2,616 ft 30° 20° NW Average
Sweet Misery Black 1,651 ft 7,020 ft 30° 14° N Good
Powderkeg Black 1,035 ft 3,420 ft 29° 18° NW Good
Hooker Black 369 ft 1,143 ft 28° 19° NE Excellent
Cow Camp Black 666 ft 2,860 ft 28° 14° N Good
Lower Thunderbird Glade Black 726 ft 2,536 ft 28° 17° N Excellent
Showdown Black 999 ft 3,489 ft 28° 17° NW Average
Upper Wonderbump Black 428 ft 2,065 ft 28° 12° NW Average
Racer's Edge Black 510 ft 1,290 ft 27° 23° W Average
Racer's Glade Black 345 ft 832 ft 27° 25° NW Good
Lower Equalizer Blue 950 ft 3,995 ft 27° 14° N Good
Upper Equalizer Black 443 ft 1,806 ft 27° 15° NW Average
Sven's Bend Black 545 ft 2,206 ft 26° 15° N Excellent
Harold's Way Black 155 ft 425 ft 26° 22° NW Average
Upper Thunderbird Glade Black 576 ft 2,353 ft 26° 15° NE Good
Red Eye Blue 1,618 ft 7,443 ft 25° 13° NE Good
Bear Claw Black 777 ft 2,535 ft 25° 18° N Excellent
Tenderfoot Blue 1,034 ft 6,410 ft 25° 10° NE Average
Upper Snowcloud Black 556 ft 2,274 ft 25° 14° NE Good
Quick Draw Black 207 ft 565 ft 24° 22° NW Average
Second Thoughts Black 173 ft 663 ft 23° 15° NE Good
Diversion Black 170 ft 779 ft 23° 13° NE Excellent
Whistle Pig Blue 451 ft 2,281 ft 21° 12° NW Good
Bill's Run Blue 1,357 ft 6,493 ft 21° 12° NW Average
Upper Peacemaker Green 441 ft 2,028 ft 21° 13° NW Good
Upper Maverick Blue 549 ft 3,352 ft 21° 10° NW Good
Middle Snowcloud Blue 559 ft 3,093 ft 20° 11° NE Average
Middle Dude Blue 390 ft 2,297 ft 19° 10° N Average
Looky Looky Blue 96 ft 562 ft 18° 10° NW Average
Greenhorn Green 347 ft 2,267 ft 18° 9° N Good
Stagecoach Green 1,034 ft 10,668 ft 18° 6° NW Good
Lower Maverick Blue 706 ft 3,595 ft 17° 11° N Good
Upper Dude Blue 257 ft 1,464 ft 17° 10° NW Average
Lower Snowcloud Blue 387 ft 2,328 ft 17° 10° NW Average
Bronco Blue 227 ft 1,246 ft 16° 11° N Good
Lower Peacemaker Green 136 ft 884 ft 14° 9° N Average
Bottom's Up Green 147 ft 950 ft 13° 9° N Average
E-Z Green 201 ft 1,633 ft 12° 7° N Average
Lower Dude Green 172 ft 1,454 ft 10° 7° N Average
Whistle Pup Green 40 ft 376 ft 10° 6° NW Average
Boardwalk Green 209 ft 2,759 ft 9° 4° N Average
Magic Forest Green 116 ft 881 ft 9° 8° N Average

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.