Winter at Crested Butte
Quick Details
- 9375ft - 12162ft Elevation
- Snowfall 300 Inches
- 1125 Acre Skiable Area
- 121 Trails:
- 23% Beginner
- 57% Percent Intermediate
- 20% Advanced
- 15 Lifts
- 0 Queues!
For skiing and boarding enthusiasts Crested Butte has something to offer every level of ability. The lower half of the mountain provides miles of wide beginner runs – indeed Crested Butte likes to brag about having the ‘best corduroy in the West’ - and there are intermediate trails running from the very top of the mountain down to the base area.
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Experts have simply masses to choose from including the notorious 60 degree Rambo run, the steepest in North America, and any number of double-black diamond EX (for extreme) runs - some with shocking names like ‘Bodybag’ – the likes of which are used in the U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships held here each year.
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Combine this with excellent terrain parks, a cracking ski school and over 45 kilometers of well-maintained Nordic trails for cross-country skiing and anyone wanting to get out on the snow is amply catered for.
Non-skiiers can try snowmobiling, ice-skating, tubing, snow-shoeing, sledding, hot-air ballooning, sleigh rides, dog-sledding and the list goes on… it may be a small town but it certainly has it all!
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