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Weiss Way

Blue Crystal Mountain Mi, MI

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical174 ft
Length834 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top1,104 ft

Weiss Way drops 174 vertical feet over 834 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 52 named runs at Crystal Mountain Mi. It faces north.

How well Weiss Way holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Weiss Way gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain Mi does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain Mi. Its top sits at 1,100 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.

Weiss Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Weiss Way 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.