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I-5

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical1,121 ft
Length8,351 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top5,541 ft

I-5 drops 1,121 vertical feet over 8,351 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 3,580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well I-5 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 8°, I-5 gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 78th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 5,540 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.

I-5 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like I-5 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.