Crested Butte usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Crested Butte USA.
Crested Butte Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1961 the American ski resort Crested Butte lies at ? metres altitude in the Colorado region of the American Elk 40 snow cannons ensure artificial Crested Butte snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 43 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Crested Butte (USA) is Denver at a distance of 371.759km or approximately 270 minutes driving time. Crested Butte ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the few US resorts with a reputation for expert standard descents including the steepest lift-served off-piste terrain in the US. Crested Butte is a wonderful and truly unspoilt Colorado mountain town. Annually hosts the US Extreme Ski & Snowboarding Championships. Crested Butte also hosted the 1998 and 1999 ESPN Winter X Games. It also boasts the the US's largest powdercat fleet nearby.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Crested Butte USA
Beginner Trails
 22 runs ?km |
25% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
14% |
Advanced Trails
 34 runs ?km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 32 runs 32km |
37% |
Crested Butte Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $297 - $498 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Crested Butte Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Crested Butte trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W E |
| direction Crested Butte ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3619.5m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2755m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2856m |
| centre of Crested Butte ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 910m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 850m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Crested Butte
Skiing Crested Butte you'll enjoy 85 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Crested Butte lifts number 15 with the capacity to uplift 20160 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Crested Butte is over 4km long.
Crested Butte Ski Area
Crested Butte ski area has 25% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 14% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 37% for expert skiers - the most difficult Crested Butte piste is the ?km Rambo 56 Degree, 500ft vertical. run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Crested Butte after dark.
Crested Butte for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Crested Butte Apres Ski
The apres ski Crested Butte scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
20 apres ski bars 26 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Ballooning, Fondue Evening, Snowcat Skiing, Weights Room, Snowshoe Tours, Dog Sledding, Sleigh Ride Dinners, Moonlit Snowshoeing..
SNO-man says
The emphasis here is on outdoor sports, but there's plenty to do besides slide downhill in every way imaginable. One of the world's best dog sledding operations is here, the Lucky Cat Dog Farm, who will take lucky visitors on magical tours of varying durations to abandoned mining settlements.
Try a snow shoe tour by the full moon or visit the nordic centre, located in the centre of Crested Butte. There's guided sleigh tours through historic downtown Crested Butte or you may wish to try ballooning, including trips over to Aspen - there's a light airstrip for scenic flights.
Crested Butte for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Crested Butte Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Crested Butte resort - ski Crested Butte by any other name
The American ski resort of Crested Butte ski resort is also known as Crested Butte Crested Butte and has the following common misspellings:
Crested Butte ski area has ski slopes which face N W E
The direction which the various Crested Butte ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Crested Butte ski resort has ski slopes facing N W E.
Crested Butte for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall