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E.I.O.

Green Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical88 ft
Length864 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesSW
Top1,039 ft

E.I.O. drops 88 vertical feet over 864 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces southwest.

How well E.I.O. holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 6°, E.I.O. gets about 114% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's sunnier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,040 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

E.I.O. profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like E.I.O. elsewhere

Nearby at Crystal Mountain Mi

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.