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CMAC

Blue Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical549 ft
Length1,836 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top5,000 ft

CMAC drops 549 vertical feet over 1,836 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces west.

How well CMAC holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, CMAC gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 85th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 5,000 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.

CMAC profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like CMAC 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.