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Crested Butte Overview

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Area Profile

Crested Butte Mountain Resort plenty of snow dumps all season long spread out over 1,160 acres. There's a "go-for-it, wahoo..." attitude that prevails among friendly, loose skiers who favor its terrain. There's plenty of space for all abilities, but hot skiers and riders will want to know there are more double-black diamond ski trails than any other resort in Colorado.

Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport is convenient to get to, particularly from Denver International.

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Lodging Profile

Three hotels on the resort. About 50 hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, up to four bedroom homes, and condominiums offering approximately 6,000 rooms within a 3-mile radius of the slopes. Some ski in/out and some within walking distance.

Services Profile

Airport 28 miles away, bus service, and car rentals along with a free downtown shuttle. United Airlines offers seasonal daily Airbus jet service from Denver to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport. Snowshoe tours at all times of the day, free mountain tours, and special North Face tours. More than 40 restaurants and bars. Nearly 300 acres of snowmaking.

Area Recreation Profile

Chairlift rides, hiking trails, mountain biking, horseback riding, golf, river rafting, fly fishing. Music festivals, concerts, mountain bike competitions, balloon festivals.

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.

Common Misspellings

Cressted Butte, Crestabutte, Crestebute, Crestebutte, Crested-Butte, Crestedbute, Crestedbutte, Crestibutte

Important Dates

  • Projected Days Open: 131
  • Days Open Last Year: 145
  • Years Open: 48
  • Average Snowfall: 300 in.
 

Terrain Type

Beginner Runs: Beginner Runs 15% Intermediate Runs: Intermediate Runs 44% Advanced Runs: Advanced Runs 10% Expert Runs: Expert Runs 31%
 

Lifts

  • Total # Of Lifts: Total # Of Lifts 16
  • Gondolas & Trams: Gondolas & Trams N/A
 
  • High Speed Sixes: High Speed Sixes N/A
  • High Speed Quads: High Speed Quads 4
 
  • Quad Chairs: Quad Chairs 2
  • Triple Chairs: Triple Chairs 2
 
  • Double Chairs: Double Chairs 3
  • Surface Lifts: Surface Lifts 5
 

Elevation

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  • Top: 12162 Ft.
  • Vertical Drop: 3062 Ft.
  • Bottom: 9375 Ft.
 
  • Longest Run: 2.1 miles
  • Skiable Terrain: 1250 acres
  • Snow Making: 300 acres
 
 

Crested Butte Contact Information

Crested Butte Mountain

P.O. Box 5700

Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225   Driving Directions

Phone: 800-544-8448

info@cbmr.com

Crested Butte Web site

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Weather

Nov 21, 2009

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12°F / -10°C
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wind 1 mph WSW

 
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