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Sudden Drop

Green Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical146 ft
Length669 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top4,773 ft

Sudden Drop drops 146 vertical feet over 669 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 122nd steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces east.

How well Sudden Drop holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 13°, Sudden Drop gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 77th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 4,770 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.

Sudden Drop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sudden Drop 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.