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Loki

Black diamond Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical247 ft
Length1,003 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesSE
Top1,044 ft

Loki drops 247 vertical feet over 1,003 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces southeast.

How well Loki holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 14°, Loki gets about 126% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's sunnier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd 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.

Loki profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Loki 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.