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Boxcar

Double black Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical472 ft
Length947 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesE
Top6,639 ft

Boxcar drops 472 vertical feet over 947 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well Boxcar holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 30°, Boxcar gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,640 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Boxcar profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boxcar elsewhere

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.