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Crash and Burn

Blue Mt Lemmon, AZ

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical212 ft
Length546 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesN
Top8,871 ft

Crash and Burn drops 212 vertical feet over 546 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 21 named runs at Mt Lemmon. It faces north.

How well Crash and Burn holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 23°, Crash and Burn gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Lemmon does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Mt Lemmon. Its top sits at 8,870 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.

Crash and Burn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Mt Lemmon

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.