Cottonwood Butte
Where Cottonwood Butte’s numbers come from
15 observations from 4 publishers behind 15 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
6/11 core figures collected.
Highest lift-served elevation5,489 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Cottonwood Butte Ski HillPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 1,673 m (5,489 ft)”
Base elevation4,721 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advertised vertical drop845 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Cottonwood Butte
Cottonwood Butte — Trail Map | cottonwoodbuttePublishedSep 2026“•Main Hill: 845 foot vertical drop with runs for intermediate, advance and expert skiers and snowboarders.”
Lift-served vertical768 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres260 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Named trails71 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Longest run0.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Night skiingYes1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Cottonwood Butte
Cottonwood Butte — official websitePublishedSep 2026“ski and snowboard rentals, a lunch counter and ski lessons. Night skiing is offered on first Friday of each month (January, February & March) . So take a little drive and Escape to the Cottonwood Butte!”
Total lifts11 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Cottonwood Butte Ski HillPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 1 T-bar (1 in all)”
Average annual snowfall45 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport3 h 5 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte: 3 h 5 min and 166 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport3 h 5 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte: 3 h 5 min and 166 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport166.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte: 3 h 5 min and 166 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 15 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) to Cottonwood Butte: 1 h 15 min and 60.3 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport60.3 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) to Cottonwood Butte: 1 h 15 min and 60.3 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Cottonwood Butte — official websiteCottonwood Butte · cottonwoodbutte.org
- Tier 1Cottonwood Butte — Trail Map | cottonwoodbutteCottonwood Butte · cottonwoodbutte.org
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Ski Idaho — resortsIdaho Ski Areas Association · skiidaho.us
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Cottonwood ButteLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Cottonwood ButteWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cottonwood Butte, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Cottonwood Butte Ski HillOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Cottonwood Butte
- Mountain range
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Cottonwood Butte
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingIdaho Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Idaho Ski Areas Association: "Cottonwood Butte"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Cottonwood Butte – Cottonwood
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Cottonwood Butte: 1 operating lift(s) — T-Bar (T-Bar); 1 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 1; downhill runs mapped: 6;
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: summit elevation, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain.