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Around the Horn at Powder King Mountain Resort

Easy · 205 m long with 19 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 8° at its steepest, facing NW.

steepest 50 m
average pitch
205 mlength
19 mvertical
1157 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Around the Horn is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Around the Horn

Lifts that reach the top: Powder King Triple Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alpine (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Powder King Triple Chair
  2. Ski I Will (intermediate)
  3. Ski Around the Horn (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Penny Lane. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder King Triple Chair (4 min), Handle Tow (5 min).

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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.