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Crystal

Blue Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical455 ft
Length2,745 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,316 ft

Crystal drops 455 vertical feet over 2,745 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Crystal holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Crystal gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,320 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.

Crystal profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Crystal elsewhere

Nearby at Holiday Valley

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.