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Lightning at Diamond Peak

Advanced · 585 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 28° at its steepest, facing W.

28°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
585 mlength
234 mvertical
2524 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Lightning is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Lightning

Lifts that reach the top: Crystal Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Crystal Express
  2. Ski Crystal Ridge (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lightning (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins The Great Flume, Spillway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crystal Express (2 min), Red Fox (3 min), Lodgepole Quad (3 min).

See Lightning on the 3D mapAll runs at Diamond Peak
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.