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Middle Twister

Black diamond Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical135 ft
Length905 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top10,305 ft

Middle Twister drops 135 vertical feet over 905 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 217th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces north.

How well Middle Twister holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Middle Twister gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,300 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Middle Twister profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle Twister elsewhere

Nearby at Crested Butte

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.