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Powder Mountain Ski Resort ski resort

A smiling couple in ski gear at the Sundance Resort lift, Utah
At Sundance Resort, Utah. Photo: Heather Park / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts38% of mapped runs are difficult
  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,862 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Powder Mountain Ski Resort has about 130 km of mapped runs and 14 lifts, with skiing from about 2,023 m up to 2,862 m (9,390 ft), a vertical drop of 840 m. By mapped runs it is number 6 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ogden Hinckley (OGD), about 29 km away in a straight line.

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Powder Mountain Ski Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,443 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 22 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 139°-1°0 mm
  2. Sat 144°-1°5.1 mm
  3. Sun 153°-5°0 mm
  4. Mon 166°-2°0 mm
  5. Tue 172°-2°9.8 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-7°7.1 mm
  7. Thu 19-1°-6°1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Powder Mountain Ski Resort: runs from 2,023 m to 2,862 m, a vertical drop of 839 m2,2002,4002,6002,800Top of the highest mapped run: 2,862 m (9,390 ft)Top 2,862 m · 9,390 ftBase 2,023 m · 6,637 ft839 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,862 m9,390 ft
Vertical drop
840 m2,756 ft
Mapped runs
130 km154 runs
Lifts
14mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (1.7 km), Easy 34% (44.9 km), Intermediate 26% (33.6 km), Advanced 38% (50.1 km)Novice: 1.7 km, 1 runs (1%)Easy: 44.9 km, 34 runs (34%)34%EasyIntermediate: 33.6 km, 42 runs (26%)26%IntermediateAdvanced: 50.1 km, 77 runs (38%)38%Advanced

About 36% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 26% intermediate and 38% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice11.7 km
Easy3444.9 km
Intermediate4233.6 km
Advanced7750.1 km

Lifts

14 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts11
Rope tows2
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Ogden Hinckley (OGD)Ogden29 km
Salt Lake City (SLC)Salt Lake City68 km
Provo Municipal (PVU)Provo129 km
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)Boise439 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Powder Mountain Ski Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,862 m (9,390 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,023 m (6,637 ft), a vertical of 840 m (2,756 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Powder Mountain Ski Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 130 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Powder Mountain Ski Resort?

Ogden Hinckley (OGD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 29 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Powder Mountain Ski Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.