Crested Butte Overview and Stats
Crested Butte is located in southwest Colorado, within the Gunnison National Forest and the Elk Mountain Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The resort lies in the town of Mt. Crested Butte, three miles from the town of Crested Butte, one of Colorado's largest National Historic Districts, originally settled in the 1880s as a mining supply camp.
Permanent population
Mt. Crested Butte - 707
Crested Butte - 1,629
Distance from major centers:
30 miles/48 km north of Gunnison
230 miles/368 km southwest of Denver
90 miles/144 km northeast of Montrose
197 miles/315 km west of Colorado Springs
17 air miles/27 km (and one very big mountain range) from Aspen. Two and 1/2 hour drive in the summer, approximately four to five hour drive in the winter. (Kebler Pass is closed during winter months)
Nearest airport
Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport (GUC), 31 miles/48 km to the south. Montrose Airport (MTJ) 96 miles.
Airlines
United Airlines offers seasonal daily Airbus jet service from Denver to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport. In addition, United Express provides daily connections via Denver to Gunnison/Crested Butte year-round. American Airlines provides non-stop daily 757-jet service from Dallas to Gunnison/Crested Butte.
Season dates
November 17, 2007 to April 13, 2008
Lift operating hours
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(High Lift & East River Lift close at 3:30 pm. North Face Lift closes at 3:00 pm)
Please note our spring lift operating hours listed below:
Mountain Schools Lift is now closed for the season.
March 30th will be the last day for Teocalli Lift
April 6 will be the last day for Gold Link, Twister and Peachtree (Twister will reopen for closing weekend)
Summit elevation
12,162 ft/3,707 m
Base elevation
9,375 ft/2,856 m
Lowest lift
9,100 ft/2,774 m
Vertical
2,775 ft/846 m - lift-served
3,062 ft/933 m - requires short hike to Peak
Terrain
1,167 acres
Snowmaking
282 acres of terrain covered by 14 of 16 lifts
Lifts
16 total -- 4 high-speed detachable quad chairs, 2 fixed grip quad, 2 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, 3 surface lifts, 2 Magic Carpets
Lift capacity
20,310 people/hour
Trails
121 total -- 23% beginner, 57% intermediate, 20% advanced
Longest run
2.6 miles/ 4.2 km (Peak to Treasury)
DC Superpipe
Located at the top of Forest Queen. The dimensions for the superpipe are: 55' wide, 18' high, and a slope of 17 degrees
Terrain parks
The DC Canaan Terrain Park, (2600 foot park) located under the Paradise Lift includes jumps of various shapes, sizes and sequences and rail features for intermediates to advanced riders. The popular Kid's Park is located off the Painter Boy lift and open to skiers, snowboarders and snowskates. The park includes beginner hits and features that include rails, tabletops, rolls and a mini halfpipe. Open to all ages.
Tubing Hill
In case your kids aren't tired enough, a children's tubing hill will be available after the lifts close at the base of the Red Lady Express. This hill is lit for nighttime tubing.
Atlas snowshoe loop
2 miles/1.2 km
Two daily tours available/moonlight tours available in January, February and March
Average annual snowfall
300 inches
Lodging bed base
Mt. Crested Butte - 5,000 pillows
Crested Butte - 550 pillows
Bars and restaurants
On-mountain - 5
Mt. Crested Butte - 8
Crested Butte - 28
At-window ticket pricing
Adults
1-Day: $79
2-Day: $158
3 out of 5 Day: $231
4 out of 6 Day: $304
5 out of 7 Day: $370
6 out of 8 Day: $438
7 out of 10 Day: $504
Discounted lift ticket packages available year-round through Crested Butte Vacations, 800-810-7669 or 970-349-2222
Skier Days
1999/2000 - 414,642
2000/2001 - 367,263
2001/2002 - 336,483
2002/2003 - 342,416
2003/2004 - 333,011
2004/2005 - 376,000
2005/2006 - 411,000
2006/2007 - 366,765
Activities for the Disabled
The Adaptive Sports Center (ASC) of Crested Butte provides year-round outdoor recreation activities for people of all disabilities. Winter programs include adaptive instruction for alpine skiing, nordic skiing and snowboarding. Lessons include private instruction, a lesson-only lift ticket and equipment. The ASC also has an extensive summer program. For more information, call (866) 349-2296 or visit their website at www.adaptivesports.org.
Nordic Skiing
The Crested Butte Nordic Center, located in historic Crested Butte, provides 35 kilometers of groomed trails for traditional and skate skiing (trail pass required), an ice rink, snowshoeing (trail pass required) and sledding hill. The Nordic Center also provides rentals, lessons and guided backcountry tours in the Gunnison National Forest. Call (970) 349-1707 for more information or visit their website at www.cbnordic.org
Best Known For
The historic town, the nightlife, fun and excitement, and the resort's "Extreme Limits" terrain, offering some of the best extreme skiing in the world. Home of "Colorado's Best Corduroy" and "Dreampipe", the superpipe with a view!
Home of Colorado's first X-Games, the legendary SAAB U.S. Extreme Freeskiing and U.S. Extreme Boarderfest Championships, the U. S. Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championships, a Randonnee Rally and the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse.
Uniquely
Ask people visiting Crested Butte, and words like authentic, exciting, genuine, unpretentious and fun come up again and again. It's the perfect place to disconnect -- and reconnect with family and friends.
Bustling with action, but laid back in attitude, you can feel the vitality as you wander through the quaint, Victorian historic district with its choices for fine dining, brew pubs, shopping and nightlife.
The town boasts one of Colorado's largest National Historic Districts, with charm impossible to convey in words. Although "sophisticated" and "charming" are words synonymous with Crested Butte, this doesn't mean the town hasn't kept a bit of its irreverence.
