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Lower Snowcloud

Blue Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical387 ft
Length2,328 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top8,607 ft

Lower Snowcloud drops 387 vertical feet over 2,328 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces northwest.

How well Lower Snowcloud holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Lower Snowcloud gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 8,610 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 Snowcloud profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Snowcloud 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.