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Lower Grub

Blue Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical203 ft
Length551 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top6,378 ft

Lower Grub drops 203 vertical feet over 551 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well Lower Grub holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 22°, Lower Grub gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 88th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,380 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.

Lower Grub profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Grub 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.