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Sun Catcher at Powder Mountain

Easy · 1093 m long with 162 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing W.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1093 mlength
162 mvertical
2578 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Sun Catcher

Lifts that reach the top: Paradise Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Paradise Express
  2. Ski Gateway (easy)
  3. Ski Sun Catcher (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Sidewinder, Rendezvous, Drifter, Powder Chamber. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lightning Ridge (1 min), Timberline (1 min), Paradise Express (7 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.