Black diamond Powderhorn, CO
Showdown drops 999 vertical feet over 3,489 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 17°, Showdown gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 9,780 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.
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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.