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South Face at Powder Mountain

Advanced · 1087 m long with 376 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 32° at its steepest, facing W.

32°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1087 mlength
376 mvertical
2618 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

South Face is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to South Face

Lifts that reach the top: Hidden Lake Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Paradise Express
  2. Ski Lake View 3 (advanced)
  3. Ski 3 Mile (easy)
  4. Ride Hidden Lake Express
  5. Ski Woody's World (advanced)
  6. Ski Pumphouse (advanced)
  7. Ski Cut Run (advanced)
  8. Ski South Face (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pumphouse, Face Shot, Baldy Face, Powder Country Boundary, Freeride.

See South Face on the 3D mapAll runs at Powder 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.