Altitude: 9,375 ft
Dog Friendly: 240
Jog-Stroller Friendly: 23, 57, 15, 5
Average Snowfall: 240 in
Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
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.
Longest run: 2.6 miles/ 4.2 km (Peak to Treasury)
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 Canaan Terrain Park , (2600 foot park) located under the Paradise Lift includes jumps of various shapes, sizes and sequences and a dozen or so 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 during the day at the top of Painter Boy and 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
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.
Crested Butte is the only North American home of Club Med, ?The Granddaddy of All-Inclusive Resorts,? Club Med Crested Butte, is an all-inclusive family destination and ski village, providing meals, beer and wine, ski school, mini club for the kids, lodging and lift tickets. After only five years of operation, slope-side Club Med Crested Butte boasts the highest guest satisfaction scores worldwide.
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 ? 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.
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