Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Where Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s numbers come from
30 observations from 4 publishers behind 22 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
11/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation12,162 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Highest Elevation | 12,162 ft”
Highest lift-served elevation11,880 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 3,621 m (11,879 ft)”
Base elevation9,375 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Base Elevation | 9,375 ft”
Advertised vertical drop3,055 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Lift-served vertical2,505 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 acres1,547 ac2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Skiable Terrain | 1,547 Acres”
Named trails1652 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Trails | 165 | Beginner Terrain”
Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 121 “number_trails = 121 ; 23% beginner ; 57% intermediate; 20% advanced/expert”
Longest run2.6 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Longest Run is 2.6 Miles”
Beginner terrain14%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Beginner Terrain | 14% | Intermediate Terrain | 24% | Advanced Terrain | 25% | Expert Terrain | 37%”
Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026Not compared: “number_trails = 121 ; 23% beginner ; 57% intermediate; 20% advanced/expert”
Intermediate terrain24%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Beginner Terrain | 14% | Intermediate Terrain | 24% | Advanced Terrain | 25% | Expert Terrain | 37%”
Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026Not compared: “number_trails = 121 ; 23% beginner ; 57% intermediate; 20% advanced/expert”
Advanced terrain25%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Beginner Terrain | 14% | Intermediate Terrain | 24% | Advanced Terrain | 25% | Expert Terrain | 37%”
Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026Not compared: “number_trails = 121 ; 23% beginner ; 57% intermediate; 20% advanced/expert”
Expert terrain37%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Beginner Terrain | 14% | Intermediate Terrain | 24% | Advanced Terrain | 25% | Expert Terrain | 37%”
Advanced + expert terrain62%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs23No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Total lifts152 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Lifts | 15 | Average Snowfall”
OpenSkiMap — Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 10 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 3 magic carpets (15 in all)”
Average annual snowfall236 in2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Crested Butte has an average annual snowfall of 236 inches.”
Snowmaking coverage282 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport44 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 44 min and 31.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — How To Arrive | Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026“Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport … Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is located 30-40 minutes from Crested Butte in Gunnison, CO and is serviced by both American Airlines and United Airlines”
Drive from nearest major airport4 h 4 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 4 h 4 min and 209.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport209.1 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 4 h 4 min and 209.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport44 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 44 min and 31.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Crested Butte Mountain Resort — How To Arrive | Crested Butte Mountain ResortSep 2026“Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport … Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is located 30-40 minutes from Crested Butte in Gunnison, CO and is serviced by both American Airlines and United Airlines”
Road miles from closest airline airport31.5 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 44 min and 31.5 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 1Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortCrested Butte Mountain Resort · skicb.com
- Tier 1Crested Butte Mountain Resort — How To Arrive | Crested Butte Mountain ResortCrested Butte Mountain Resort · skicb.com
- Tier 1Crested Butte Mountain Resort — lift ticketsCrested Butte Mountain Resort · skicb.com
- Tier 1Crested Butte Mountain Resort — official websiteCrested Butte Mountain Resort · skicb.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Crested ButteLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, 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 — Crested Butte Mountain ResortOpenSkiMap.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)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — How To Arrive | Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- Lift ticket page
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — lift tickets
- 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 — Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingCrested Butte Mountain Resort · Tier 1 · 2026-09-28…Shop Now , opens in a new window , opens in a new window Now Hiring For Winter 2026/27 , opens in a new window Come work, play and grow in the mountains! Explore part…
- operatingVail Resorts (Epic Pass) · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Crested Butte, CO — UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE WORLD-CLASS RESORTS
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Crested Butte Mountain Resort – Mount Crested Butte
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Crested Butte: 12 operating lift(s) — East River Express (High Speed Quad), Gold Link (Triple), High Lift (T-Bar), North Face (T-Bar), Painter Boy (Triple), Paradise Express (High Speed Quad), Peachtree (Triple), Prospect (Quad), Red Lady Express (High Speed Quad), Silver Queen Express (High Speed Quad), Teocalli (Quad), Westwall (Quad); 13 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Crested Butte Mountain Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 15; downhill runs mapped: 93; Mount Crested Butte
Data quality notes
- warningAdvertised vertical 3055 ft exceeds summit − base (2787 ft)