Double black Crystal Mountain, WA
Upper Field drops 431 vertical feet over 752 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 35°, Upper Field gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,850 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.
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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.