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Powder High

Black diamond Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical190 ft
Length1,545 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesSE
Top7,210 ft

Powder High drops 190 vertical feet over 1,545 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 5% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces southeast.

How well Powder High holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 7°, Powder High gets about 111% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 7,210 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Powder High profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Powder High elsewhere

Nearby at Tamarack

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.