Where Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s numbers come from
30 observations from 4 publishers behind 23 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 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 ResortPublishedOct 2026“Crested Butte has an average annual snowfall of 236 inches.”
Snowmaking coverage282 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Airport drive2 h 43 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 2 h 43 min and 116.9 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Airport road miles116.9 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort: 2 h 43 min and 116.9 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Big airport drive4 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)”
Big airport road miles209.1 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)”
Closest airport drive44 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”
Closest airport road miles31.5 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, the resort’s own pages first.
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — Crested Butte Mountain Info & Stats | Crested Butte Mountain ResortThe resort’s own site · skicb.com
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — How To Arrive | Crested Butte Mountain ResortThe resort’s own site · skicb.com
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — lift ticketsThe resort’s own site · skicb.com
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort — official websiteThe resort’s own site · skicb.com
- Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Ski pass · Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Lift Blog — Crested ButteSki guide · Lift Blog · liftblog.com
- Wikipedia — Crested Butte Mountain ResortEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Drive from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Nonstop flights by route, December 2025 – March 2026: BTS T-100 Domestic Segment (U.S. Carriers) and T-100 International Segment (All Carriers)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · transtats.bts.gov
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- OpenSkiMap — Crested Butte Mountain ResortCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.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 · The resort’s own site · 2026-10-02…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) · Ski pass · 2026-09-28Crested Butte, CO — UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE WORLD-CLASS RESORTS
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Encyclopedia · 2026-09-28* Crested Butte Mountain Resort – Mount Crested Butte
- operatingLift Blog · Ski guide · 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) · Community map · 2026-09-28Crested Butte Mountain Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 15; downhill runs mapped: 93; Mount Crested Butte
Data quality notes
- Advertised vertical 3055 ft exceeds summit − base (2787 ft)