Big Powderhorn Mountain trail & lift map, slopes and snow forecast

Big Powderhorn Mountain: piste map and stats

Big Powderhorn Mountain is a ski resort in Bessemer, Michigan, United States. 77% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 14 km of pistes across 42 named runs and 10 lifts. The ski area goes from 370 to 498 m of altitude, with 128 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Blunder (48%, 26°), Katie's Catwalk (35%, 19°) and Double Barrel (35%, 19°). The longest run is Flintlock (0.7 km). The nearest ski resort is Mount Zion, 6 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Big Powderhorn Mountain

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 498 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green

5.2 km · 13

Blue

5.4 km · 17

Black

3.0 km · 14

Double black

0.2 km · 1

Lifts by type

Chairlift

5.8 km · 9

Rope tow

0.1 km · 1

Runs, lifts and services

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Flintlockmax 15% · 9°

732 m · 88 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.0% · 382–470 m altitude · Classic track

Oxbowmax 22% · 13°

691 m · 94 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.6% · 377–471 m altitude

Shotgunmax 17% · 9°

686 m · 84 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.3% · 380–464 m altitude

Triggermax 17% · 9°

621 m · 74 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.0% · 374–448 m altitude

Alpenmax 10% · 6°

598 m · 66 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.1% · 407–473 m altitude · Classic track

Big Birdmax 14% · 8°

465 m · 51 m vertical · avg. gradient 10.9% · 374–425 m altitude · Classic track

Back Bowl Eastmax 12% · 7°

402 m · 37 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.2% · 474–498 m altitude · 2 sections

Buckshotmax 14% · 8°

324 m · 48 m vertical · avg. gradient 14.8% · 377–425 m altitude

Sly Foxmax 17% · 10°

277 m · 34 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.1% · 386–420 m altitude · Classic track

Reindeermax 14% · 8°

238 m · 22 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.0% · 380–402 m altitude

Passenthrumax 15% · 9°

188 m · 31 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.7% · 387–418 m altitude

Learning Areamax 3% · 1°

53 m · 4 m vertical · avg. gradient 6.7% · 369–373 m altitude

Ricochetmax 22% · 12°

707 m · 119 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.8% · 372–490 m altitude

Bovidaemax 22% · 13°

638 m · 104 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.3% · 372–476 m altitude · Classic track

Crazy Trailmax 14% · 8°

471 m · 54 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.5% · 393–447 m altitude · Backcountry

Lower Tamaroumax 11% · 6°

452 m · 53 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.7% · 376–428 m altitude

Musketmax 25% · 14°

413 m · 79 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.0% · 417–495 m altitude

Cariboumax 33% · 18°

386 m · 82 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.3% · 380–462 m altitude

Dynamitemax 30% · 17°

341 m · 56 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.6% · 409–466 m altitude

Ramrodmax 23% · 13°

337 m · 56 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.5% · 425–480 m altitude

Lower Smokemax 21% · 12°

254 m · 60 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.8% · 380–441 m altitude

Tamarou Eastmax 20% · 11°

228 m · 54 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.5% · 426–480 m altitude

Powderkegmax 23% · 13°

219 m · 37 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.9% · 382–420 m altitude

Bovidae Westmax 15% · 9°

200 m · 28 m vertical · avg. gradient 14.0% · 465–493 m altitude

Tamarou Westmax 21% · 12°

200 m · 52 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.8% · 430–481 m altitude

Upper Double Barrelmax 26% · 15°

165 m · 30 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.8% · 458–487 m altitude

Firecrackermax 9% · 5°

52 m · 12 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.8% · 453–465 m altitude

Cannonballmax 31% · 17°

436 m · 106 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.3% · 381–487 m altitude

Vertical Dropmax 29% · 16°

398 m · 78 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.6% · 433–484 m altitude · 2 sections

Double Barrelmax 35% · 19°

377 m · 85 m vertical · avg. gradient 22.5% · 373–458 m altitude

Blundermax 48% · 26°

327 m · 93 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.3% · 402–495 m altitude

Thundermax 28% · 16°

296 m · 74 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.1% · 396–470 m altitude

Upper Smokemax 16% · 9°

289 m · 55 m vertical · avg. gradient 18.9% · 441–495 m altitude

Double Barrel Westmax 33% · 18°

173 m · 50 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.1% · 377–427 m altitude

Louie's Chutemax 30% · 17°

158 m · 63 m vertical · avg. gradient 40.1% · 428–492 m altitude

Bulletmax 16% · 9°

153 m · 27 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.9% · 422–449 m altitude

Glen's Trailmax 14% · 8°

125 m · 21 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.0% · 465–486 m altitude

Crosshair Chutemax 9% · 5°

120 m · 11 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.0% · 440–451 m altitude

Full Choke Chutemax 10% · 6°

114 m · 16 m vertical · avg. gradient 14.3% · 472–488 m altitude

Half Choke Chutemax 9% · 5°

113 m · 13 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.2% · 459–471 m altitude

Don't Chutemax 9% · 5°

109 m · 12 m vertical · avg. gradient 10.9% · 452–464 m altitude

Katie's Catwalkmax 35% · 19°

192 m · 63 m vertical · avg. gradient 32.7% · 429–492 m altitude · Backcountry

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Big Powderhorn Mountain have?

Big Powderhorn Mountain has 14 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 42 named runs and 10 lifts.

What altitude is Big Powderhorn Mountain at?

Its runs and lifts go from 370 to 498 m of altitude, with 128 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Big Powderhorn Mountain?

Blunder, with a 48% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Big Powderhorn Mountain?

Flintlock, at 0.7 km.

What runs does Big Powderhorn Mountain have by difficulty?

Green: 5.3 km (12 runs); Blue: 5.1 km (15 runs); Black: 3.2 km (14 runs); Double black: 0.2 km (1 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs44 / 45

Difficulty tagged100%

Lighting tagged4%

Snowmaking tagged0%

Lift capacity tagged0%

Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.