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Kay Blue

Blue Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical161 ft
Length1,112 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesSW
Top1,085 ft

Kay Blue drops 161 vertical feet over 1,112 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces southwest.

How well Kay Blue holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 9°, Kay Blue gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,080 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.

Kay Blue profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kay Blue 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.