This course plays down from the top of the Gondola. I have no idea if it sells out, but they sell lift tickets online in one-hour time slots. Mine were $19 each when I put them in the shopping cart, but worked out to $32 with taxes and fees.
As for discs to bring:
- Don't bring anything you can't bear to lose, because you will lose some.
- I recommend slightly more stable than you usually throw, but no need to overdo it. If you flip a throw, it can sail forever and gonzo. And maybe slightly more stable than that if the headwind is strong.
- There are only 2 holes that play uphill, so one less-stable distance driver will work for that.
- More mids and fairway drivers than normal
Technique for big downhill shots:
- Vertically, take a high backswing and aim straight down the mountain. Like pick a spot 100' in front of you and aim to clear it at a height of 5'.
- Watch your nose angle, so in addition to your downward arm swing, keep that nose angle in line. Doesn't do any good to throw down the mountain if you air bounce it.
- Aim way right of your target (RHBH). Just like you would aim a bit right on any throw to account for the fade, but WAAAAAY right. And then aim right some more.
- Throw it hard, but no giant rips needed. If you properly throw it downward, it will pick up all the speed it needs.
- Footing can be sketchy, and I just threw standstills and managed to almost park the 1000' foot hole. Just get lots of snap/spin on it, since rotation helps more than arm speed.
- Throw lower speed discs. I threw a distance driver on some holes that weren't so insanely downhill, but mid-range up to 10 speed was my sweet spot. For reference, hole 3 is the first big downhill, and we threw mid-ranges (Buzzz and Compass) and did fine.
Here is weather for base and summit, though it felt much warmer to me, so maybe the summit weather station is in the shade or has delays:
https://www.crystalmountainre...ain-report...
Gear: I'm a big guy and not so young, so I wore hiking boots and took hiking poles and was glad to have them. My buddy is younger and more spry and did fine in just trail running shoes. Small binoculars might not be a bad idea. Sunscreen. Cell service is sketchy, but mostly available. Verizon and AT&T were best, Sprint was in & out. There is a ski lodge with bathrooms and a restaurant at the top, but after you start down, there are no amenities till you get to the bottom. The lodge's water fountains were shut off (for COVID?).
We took about 5 hours total, including the gondola ride.