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Pro Course

Blue Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical443 ft
Length1,379 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top6,694 ft

Pro Course drops 443 vertical feet over 1,379 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Pro Course holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Pro Course gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,690 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Pro Course profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pro Course 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.