Black diamond Breckenridge, CO
Crystal drops 1,352 vertical feet over 5,591 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 131st steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 14°, Crystal gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,600 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.