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Big Shot

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical561 ft
Length1,262 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesSE
Top6,110 ft

Big Shot drops 561 vertical feet over 1,262 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces southeast.

How well Big Shot holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 27°, Big Shot gets about 131% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,110 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.

Big Shot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Crystal Mountain

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.