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Hooker

Black diamond Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical369 ft
Length1,143 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top9,166 ft

Hooker drops 369 vertical feet over 1,143 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 370 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 northeast.

How well Hooker holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Hooker gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 9,170 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.

Hooker profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hooker 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.