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Showdown at Powder Mountain

Advanced · 585 m long with 170 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
585 mlength
170 mvertical
2626 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Showdown

Lifts that reach the top: Sundown (skiing novice terrain to get there); DMI (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride DMI
  2. Ski Showdown (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kwick Draw, Confidence. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sundown (1 min), Tiger (1 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.