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Middle Snowcloud

Blue Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical559 ft
Length3,093 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top9,166 ft

Middle Snowcloud drops 559 vertical feet over 3,093 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces northeast.

How well Middle Snowcloud holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Middle Snowcloud gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 9,170 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 Snowcloud profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle 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.