Crested Butte | ColoradoSki.com

Mountain Information

Mountain Information
Hours of Operation
Annual Snowfall	298 inches / 757 cm
Area	1167 acres / 4722681 m²
Base Elevation	9375 feet / 2858 meters
Summit Elevation	12162 feet / 3707 meters
Vertical Drop	3062 feet / 933 meters
9am-4:00pm
Season Dates
11/17/2007 - 04/13/2008
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 U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, the U. S. Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championships, the Randonnee Rally and the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse.
This Just In
Lessons/daycare: Kids Ski & Snowboard World; Crested Butte Ski & Snowboard School Ski school: 3 years and up Daycare: 6 months and up Lessons: alpine, snowboarding, and telemark (all levels); turning skills, advanced parallel workshops, ski racing workshops, womens clinics, teen program. Of note: 22 instructors have received PSIAs New Skier Retention accreditation, making Crested Butte the first in Colorado to receive this certification. Contact: Adult Ski School, 970.349.2252, 800.444.9236; Kids World, 970.349.2259, 800.600.7349; daycare, 970.349.2258

When its time to get away, Crested Butte is the place to be. Its true were not on the Interstate like some other ski areas. People who come here consider that a good thing. Crested Butte is the perfect place to disconnect and reconnect with family and friends. Vacations are all about getting away from it all and our guests really have the sense of having gotten away from it all when they return home. Breakfast in suburbia; lunch in paradise. Why look any further?