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Whistle Pup

Green Powderhorn, CO

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical40 ft
Length376 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top8,429 ft

Whistle Pup drops 40 vertical feet over 376 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 48 named runs at Powderhorn. It faces northwest.

How well Whistle Pup holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Whistle Pup gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powderhorn does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Powderhorn. Its top sits at 8,430 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.

Whistle Pup profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whistle Pup 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.