Crystal Mountain riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

Freeriders, miss this place and you’re missing out on life; the terrain is pure freeriding and South Back is the place to check out if you’re willing to do some hiking. From the summit of Throne, you get to ride what can best be described as heaven - unfortunately it is not for wimps being a steep with a double black diamond rating. Less daunting but still a big buzz are the runs off Summit House, while the trails in the North Back area on the likes of Paradise Bowl are total joy.

Freestylers

Freestylers won’t need man-made facilities at Crystal Mountain, as there is plenty of natural freeride terrain to catch big air. However, there is a pipe off the Rendezvous chair, but it’s not up to much. The Boarder Zone fun-park, located off the Quicksilver chair, has a number of hits, but like the halfpipe, it doesn’t live up to what nature can offer.

Pistes

Pistes. Boarders who stick to the piste can have as good a time as those looking for the untamed, with a choice of excellent slopes that will please advanced and intermediate riders, even if some of the trails are not too long.

Beginners

Beginners can’t do much worse than at Crystal. Only 13 of its trails are fine for novices, but what is on offer is excellent and easily reached from the base. And like many US resorts, a number of the higher rated runs are not that tricky, so many of the red trails can be licked by a competent, fast-learning novice.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 10
Chair lifts: 9
Other lifts: 1 magic carpet
Max people per hour: 19,110
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 50
Total ride area: 2300 acres
Longest run: 2.5miles

Top lift: 2134m
Vertical drop: 945m
First lift: 1341m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 13%
Red runs: 57%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	USD	GBP	Average	USD	GBP	Average
Day Pass	65.00	42.93	23%	73.00	48.21	26%

	USD	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	1,095.00	723.14	35%

Lift Passes:
5 day GO card at $55 per day. Purchase online.
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 9.65metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%

Facilities

	USD	GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots:	35.00	23.11

Snowboard Schools: 2Hr Group $35
Private 1 Hr $65
Snowboard Hire: Board and Boots $30
Night Riding: : 4pm to 8pm Friday and Saturday nights