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Nason's Trail

Green Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical209 ft
Length1,772 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top1,006 ft

Nason's Trail drops 209 vertical feet over 1,772 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces east.

How well Nason's Trail holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Nason's Trail 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 33rd sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,010 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.

Nason's Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nason's Trail 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.