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Paradise Trees

Double black Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical263 ft
Length973 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top6,059 ft

Paradise Trees drops 263 vertical feet over 973 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well Paradise Trees holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 16°, Paradise Trees 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 87th sunniest 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.

Paradise Trees profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise Trees 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.