Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski resort · Colorado, United States
Crested Butte Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Colorado (United States) with 56 km of runs and 15 lifts. You can ski between 2,783 m and 3,488 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 705 m. Its longest run is Houston (2.0 km) and the steepest, Big Tree Chute, reaches 88% on its toughest stretch.
See Crested Butte Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 56 km
- Lifts
- 15
- Elevation
- 2,783–3,488 m
- Vertical drop
- 705 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue18 km
- Red29 km
- Black9.3 km
The steepest runs at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Big Tree Chute Black88% · 41°
- Horseshoe Black78% · 38°
- Double Top Glades Black67% · 34°
- Horseshoe Springs Black66% · 33°
- Mach 1 Black64% · 33°
The longest runs
- Houston Blue2.0 km
- Aspen Park Road Blue1.9 km
- Gunsight Pass Road Blue1.7 km
- Ruby Road Red1.7 km
- Yellow Brick Road Blue1.6 km
Lifts
10 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets · 2 T-bar lifts.
When to go to Crested Butte Mountain Resort
For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 3,147 m (the resort's mean elevation is 3,136 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- Aspen Highlands30 km · 43 km of runs
- Aspen Mountain32 km · 59 km of runs
- Aspen Snowmass32 km · 120 km of runs
- Buttermilk33 km · 40 km of runs
- Sunlight Mountain Resort65 km · 37 km of runs
- Monarch Mountain68 km · 37 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crested Butte Mountain Resort?
- In Colorado, United States. The nearest resort is Aspen Highlands, 30 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Crested Butte Mountain Resort have?
- 56 km: 18 km of blue runs, 29 km of red runs, 9.3 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Crested Butte Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 2,783 m and 3,488 m: a vertical drop of 705 m.
- How many lifts does Crested Butte Mountain Resort have?
- 15: 10 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 T-bar lifts.
- What is the steepest run at Crested Butte Mountain Resort?
- Big Tree Chute (black), at 88% (41°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Crested Butte Mountain Resort?
- For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Crested Butte Mountain Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.