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Willie's Run

Black diamond Crystal Mountain, WA

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical316 ft
Length788 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesS
Top6,207 ft

Willie's Run drops 316 vertical feet over 788 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 133 named runs at Crystal Mountain. It faces south.

How well Willie's Run holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 24°, Willie's Run gets about 160% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crystal Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Crystal Mountain. Its top sits at 6,210 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Willie's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Willie's Run 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.