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Crazy 8's

Blue Kissing Bridge, NY

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical254 ft
Length1,310 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,495 ft

Crazy 8's drops 254 vertical feet over 1,310 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 35 named runs at Kissing Bridge. It faces northeast.

How well Crazy 8's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Crazy 8's gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kissing Bridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Kissing Bridge. Its top sits at 1,490 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.

Crazy 8's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Crazy 8's elsewhere

Nearby at Kissing Bridge

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.