Snow Black Powder at Ski Cooper
Intermediate · 1758 m long with 339 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.
16°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1758 mlength
339 mvertical
3570 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Black Powder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Black Powder
Lifts that reach the top: 10th Mountain (skiing novice terrain to get there); 10th Mountain Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Piney Basin Triple Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Little Horse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Hoyt's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride 10th Mountain
- Ski Black Powder (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Molly Mayfield. Nearest lifts from the bottom: 10th Mountain Chair (1 min), Buckeye Platter (1 min), 10th Mountain (1 min).
See Black Powder on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski CooperMeasured 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.