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2008's snowfall of 418 inches, surpassed the long-standing
1979-1980 record but on average Crested Butte Mountain
Resort receives more than 25 feet of snowfall a year. There's a go-for-it attitude that prevails among friendly, relaxed skiers and
management. There's plenty of terrain for all abilities, but
experienced skiers and riders will want to know that there are more
double-black diamond ski trails than any other resort in Colorado.
The mountain rises dramatically from the surrounding plain, lending
credence to its extreme reputation. But a peek at the trail map tells a
different story. About 45 percent of the terrain is rated green or
blue. The Gold Link and East River lifts serve predominantly
intermediate terrain - some ten trails in all. All told there are 362
acres of intermediate terrain.
Beginners have a number of good, long runs to enjoy. The majority of
beginner terrain is accessible from the Red Lady Express Lift, with
Houston probably the easiest green after the learning terrain.
The East River Lift is now a high-speed quad which added four new
trails and 15 intermediate acres to the mountain's terrain. A
Bombardier Snowcat was added to the grooming fleet to ensure that even
more terrain is groomed every night.
Ski Extreme
Single black diamond terrain is concentrated off the Silver Queen lift, where the runs are long and often bumped-up.
But the best skiers and riders head to the double diamond bowls and
glades. Get there by turning right off the Silver Queen lift (for one
area) or turn left and drop down a bit to the High Lift to access a
second area.
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The Extreme Limits
 Unique to Crested Butte, this
kind of skiing is the perfect way to enhance your powder technique.The
Extreme Limits are not for everyone. This is true double-black diamond
terrain as serious and demanding as you'll find in North America. while
the area is avalanche controlled, it is ungroomed.
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Snowboarding
Profile
All 88 trails and bowls are open along with a kid's terrain park,
an expansive new terrain park with 10 jump features and over a
dozen rail features, halfpipe, bumps and berms.
A
new 500 foot superpipe named "Pipedream" is located
on the Forest Queen run off the Paradise Lift. Lessons and complete
rental facilities are located slopeside.
A
370-foot long 1⁄2 pipe with 85-degree walls and a terrain
park are located on Bushwacker off the Teocalli lift.
Area
Recreation
Snowmobiling, nordic skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, and sleigh
rides. Hot air ballooning, dog sled tours, snowcat skiing, snowboarding,
NASTAR racing, and sledding. Lighted tubing hill opens after the
lifts shut down. Indoor tennis, athletic club, movie theaters,
nightly entertainment, and live theater along with dance and art
showings.
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| Peak: |
12,162
feet |
| Base
Area: |
9,375
feet |
| Vertical
Drop: |
2,775
feet
(lift served)
3,062 feet
(hike to peak)
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| Average
Snowfall: |
240
inches |
| Terrain: |
1,167 acres |
| Lift
System: |
Total
16 lifts |
| Lift
Capacity: |
20,310
per hour |
| Snowmaking: |
282
acres |
| Grooming: |
Every
blue and green run, every night! |
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