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Spook Hill

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical355 ft
Length681 ft
Average pitch32°
FacesNW
Top6,241 ft

Spook Hill drops 355 vertical feet over 681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Spook Hill holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 32°, Spook Hill gets about 36% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,240 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.

Spook Hill profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spook Hill 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.