Crested Butte
Also known as: Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CB
Historic Crested Butte town
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Crested Butte - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 14 / Int 24 / Adv 25 / Exp 37; Extreme Limits
Base-area beginner terrain (Peachtree/Red Lady)
Historic town, dining, snowmobiling, Nordic
Kids' World / licensed childcare
CB Ski & Ride School; rentals on-site
Extreme steep chutes dominate; some beginner base
Snow & season
~236 in/yr
Typically late Nov to mid-Apr
Jan-Mar
Peak Christmas/New Year, Presidents' week, weekends; midweek quieter
Steep chutes + groomed base
Cold, altitude; extreme-terrain avalanche
The mountain
1,547 ac (incl. 542 ac Extreme Limits)
121
Among most extreme inbounds terrain in N.America (steep chutes)
Uncrowded; expert crowd
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~$130-230 dynamic (Epic Pass)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Gunnison-Crested Butte (GUC) ~30 mi / ~30 min; Denver ~4 h drive
Road; transfers
Paradise Warming House, Ten Peaks, Uley's Cabin
Mt Crested Butte + historic-town services
Gunnison hub
Patrol & safety
CB Ski Patrol; extreme-terrain avalanche control
Extreme inbounds terrain
Gunnison Valley Health (~40 min)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.