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Vertical Drop at Big Powderhorn Mountain

Advanced · 398 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
398 mlength
51 mvertical
484 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Vertical Drop

Lifts that reach the top: 4 Bovidae (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride 4 Bovidae
  2. Ski Vertical Drop (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Trigger, Bullet. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 3 Buckshot (2 min), 2 Flintlock (2 min), 4 Bovidae (2 min).

See Vertical Drop on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Powderhorn Mountain
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.