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Lower Dude

Green Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical172 ft
Length1,454 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top8,389 ft

Lower Dude drops 172 vertical feet over 1,454 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Lower Dude holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Lower Dude gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 8,390 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Dude profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Dude 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.