Crystal Mountain
United States · Michigan · Single resort
Crystal Mountain is a ski resort in Michigan (United States). It has 15.5 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 8 lifts. The runs go from 242 to 345 m (103 m vertical).
Base station
242 m (794 ft)
Top station
345 m (1,132 ft)
Vertical drop
103 m (338 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 1.3 km (10%)
- Blue square: 3.2 km (24%)
- Black diamond: 6.7 km (50%)
- Double black: 2.3 km (17%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (21 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 43% (23°)
- Mostly facing south-east (23% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 8
Chairlift: 6
- Crystal Clipper High Speed Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 250–345 m
- North Face Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 271–339 m
- Buck Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 242–332 m
- Ridge Triple · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 282–343 m
- Loki Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 243–320 m
- Backyard Triple · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 290–333 m
- Crystal Carpets · 243–252 m
- Crystal Carpets · 243–244 m
On site
- 12 car parks
- 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 8 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 38 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 38 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 24 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 206 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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