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Northway Drainage

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical1,141 ft
Length4,721 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top6,057 ft

Northway Drainage drops 1,141 vertical feet over 4,721 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Northway Drainage holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Northway Drainage gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,060 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.

Northway Drainage profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Northway Drainage 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.