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Bruce's Bowl

Double black Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical392 ft
Length905 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top6,529 ft

Bruce's Bowl drops 392 vertical feet over 905 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces north.

How well Bruce's Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Bruce's Bowl gets about 38% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,530 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.

Bruce's Bowl 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.