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Sylvanite

Black diamond Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical531 ft
Length2,617 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top10,178 ft

Sylvanite drops 531 vertical feet over 2,617 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 140th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northwest.

How well Sylvanite holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Sylvanite gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 76th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,180 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.

Sylvanite profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sylvanite 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.