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Powder Keg at Red River Ski Area

Advanced · 315 m long with 140 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.

36°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
315 mlength
140 mvertical
3005 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Powder Keg

Lifts that reach the top: Platinum Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Copper Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Emerald Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Silver Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Copper Chair
  2. Ski Last Chance (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cat Skinner (advanced)
  4. Ski Bad Medicine (advanced)
  5. Ski Powder Keg (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lariat, E - Town Ditch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gold Chair (3 min), Little Blue (3 min), Platinum Chair (4 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.