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Jester's Alley

Green Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical117 ft
Length712 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesSE
Top1,071 ft

Jester's Alley drops 117 vertical feet over 712 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces southeast.

How well Jester's Alley holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 10°, Jester's Alley gets about 114% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's sunnier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,070 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.

Jester's Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jester's Alley 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.