Crested Butte
Colorado, US — size M · 56 km of trails · 706 m vertical · 15 lifts · heavy snowfall
Closed today
Season: usually late November - early April.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
| Epic Local | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 56 km — size M
- Vertical
- 706 m
- Summit
- 3488 m
- Base
- 2782 m
- Lifts
- 15
- Trees
- 2.7 km, 4.8% of mapped runs plus 39 ha of zones — Bakery Trees, Blood Forest, Body Bag Glades
- Region
- Mount Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 539 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 39% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 7 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 413 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: measured at Butte (SNOTEL sensor), 0.6 km away; 19 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.31 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Terrain
- easygreen circle17.5 km · 23 runs
- intermediateblue square29.1 km · 48 runs
- advancedblack diamond9.3 km · 22 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 10chairlifts
- 2T-bars
- 3magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Highlands | 30 km | 43 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Aspen Mountain | 32 km | 58 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Buttermilk | 33 km | 41 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Snowmass | 33 km | 119 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base, Mountain Collective | compare |
| Sunlight Mountain Resort | 64 km | 37 km | moderate | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Monarch Mountain | 68 km | 37 km | heavy | Power Pass, Snow Pass | compare |
FAQ
- Is Crested Butte on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants unlimited days at Crested Butte for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Crested Butte on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants unlimited days at Crested Butte for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Crested Butte get?
- Crested Butte has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 539 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo