Black diamond Crystal Mountain Mi, MI
Gorge drops 145 vertical feet over 885 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces east.
Facing east at an average 11°, Gorge gets about 97% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's sunnier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,060 feet.
With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. 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.