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Glory Days

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical562 ft
Length965 ft
Average pitch36°
FacesE
Top6,227 ft

Glory Days drops 562 vertical feet over 965 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well Glory Days holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 36°, Glory Days gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 84th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,230 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.

Glory Days profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glory Days 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.