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Middle Dude

Blue Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical390 ft
Length2,297 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top8,797 ft

Middle Dude drops 390 vertical feet over 2,297 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces north.

How well Middle Dude holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Middle Dude gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 8,800 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.

Middle Dude profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle 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.