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Powder Valley

Blue Spout Springs, OR

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical349 ft
Length1,477 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesW
Top5,300 ft

Powder Valley drops 349 vertical feet over 1,477 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 15 named runs at Spout Springs. It faces west.

How well Powder Valley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 14°, Powder Valley gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Spout Springs does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Spout Springs. Its top sits at 5,300 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.

Powder Valley profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powder Valley elsewhere

Nearby at Spout Springs

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.