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Breakover

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical729 ft
Length1,302 ft
Average pitch34°
FacesSE
Top6,600 ft

Breakover drops 729 vertical feet over 1,302 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces southeast.

How well Breakover holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 34°, Breakover gets about 165% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,600 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.

Breakover profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Breakover 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.