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Cow Camp

Black diamond Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical666 ft
Length2,860 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top9,333 ft

Cow Camp drops 666 vertical feet over 2,860 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Cow Camp holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Cow Camp gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 9,330 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.

Cow Camp profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cow Camp elsewhere

Nearby at Powderhorn

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.