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Motherlode at Powder Mountain

Advanced · 366 m long with 166 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 33° at its steepest, facing N.

33°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
366 mlength
166 mvertical
2652 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Motherlode

Lifts that reach the top: Lightning Ridge (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 21 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Paradise Express
  2. Ski Gateway (easy)
  3. Ski Sun Catcher (easy)
  4. Ski Powder Chamber (advanced)
  5. Ride Lightning Ridge
  6. Ski The Apron (advanced)
  7. Ski Lumber Yard (advanced)
  8. Ski Motherlode (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Big Kash. Nearest lifts from the bottom: James Peak (2 min), Paradise Express (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.