The slopes

  • Extent 2 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 2 out of 5
  • Snow 4 out of 5
  • Queues 5 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 4 out of 5
  • Expert 4 out of 5
  • Intermediate 2 out of 5
  • Beginner 4 out of 5
  • Boarder 3 out of 5
  • X-country 3 out of 5
  • Restaurants 1 out of 5
  • Schools 4 out of 5
  • Families 4 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 3 out of 5
  • Convenience 3 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 3 out of 5
  • Apres ski 3 out of 5
  • Off-slope 2 out of 5

Key facts

Resort2860 m
Slopes2775-3620 m
Lifts15
Pistes1547 acres
Price index160

Crested Butte

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Crested Butte

The upside

  • Good advanced and expert terrain
  • Excellent for novices, with long easy runs
  • Charmingly restored Victorian mining town
  • Convenient and developing base village
  • Attractive scenery, for Colorado

The downside

  • Limited for confident intermediates
  • Modern resort village lacks character
  • Old town is a bus ride away
  • Distant from mainstream Colorado resorts

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Summary

Crested Butte is quite remote but has one of the cutest old Wild West towns in Colorado, with a few narrow streets and beautifully restored wooden buildings and sidewalks. You can stay there or at the modern resort ‘village’ at the mountain. Fast chairs get you up to the main slopes, which pack into a small area an astonishing mixture of advanced terrain – including serious bowls and chutes – and perfect beginner cruising. But mileage-hungry intermediates will find the area rather limited, with few challenging groomed runs. Snowfall is modest by Colorado standards too.

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The slopes

  • Extent 2 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 2 out of 5
  • Snow 4 out of 5
  • Queues 5 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 4 out of 5
  • Expert 4 out of 5
  • Intermediate 2 out of 5
  • Beginner 4 out of 5
  • Boarder 3 out of 5
  • X-country 3 out of 5
  • Restaurants 1 out of 5
  • Schools 4 out of 5
  • Families 4 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 3 out of 5
  • Convenience 3 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 3 out of 5
  • Apres ski 3 out of 5
  • Off-slope 2 out of 5

Key facts

Resort2860 m
Slopes2775-3620 m
Lifts15
Pistes1547 acres
Price index160