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Powder Keg at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Expert · 566 m long with 244 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m

23°average pitch

566 mlength

244 mvertical

1732 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Powder Keg is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Powder Keg

Lifts that reach the top: Sunrise Quad #5 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Northern Spirit Express #1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Silver Lode #4 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Sunrise Quad #5
Ski Silver Ridge (easy)
Ski Powder Keg (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Tombstone. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Northern Spirit Express #1 (4 min), Grubstake #2 (5 min), Gold Fever #7 (5 min).

See Powder Keg on the 3D map All runs at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.