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Rotary Run

Blue Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical145 ft
Length750 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,077 ft

Rotary Run drops 145 vertical feet over 750 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces northeast.

How well Rotary Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Rotary Run gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,080 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Rotary Run profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rotary Run 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.