Federal lands comprise 85% of the Gunnison Valley. YOUR trails, rivers and public lands will be OPEN as the snow melts, but personnel cuts at the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Park Service mean all of us will need to keep stewardship top of mind this summer. Pack out all trash, and be extra careful with fire. Together, we can keep our backcountry beautiful!
A guide to the terrain off the Silver Queen Express Lift at Crested Butte
The Silver Queen Express Lift is the cornerstone chairlift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. This high-speed quad lift extends...
Spend the holidays in Gunnison and Crested Butte and experience the charm of these cozy mountain towns. Crested Butte is nestled among snowcapped peaks, giving the colorful town a snowglobe-like look....
Directly below the peak lies the Crested Butte extreme terrain on the front-side. This cluster of precipitous, double-black-diamond ski runs hugs the west end of the ski area. These chutes are the easiest-to-access...
After two exciting DUELS in Colorado’s Gunnison Valley in 2024, the Natural Selection Tour will return to Eleven’s Irwin Cat Skiing near Crested Butte in February 2025.
Top photo: Emma Crosby’s...
The North Face at Crested Butte contains the mountain’s most challenging terrain. This is what people talk about when they talk about skiing at Crested Butte. Situated around 11,000 feet in elevation,...
Looking for easy ski runs at Crested Butte Mountain Resort? Although Crested Butte is famous for its extreme terrain, easy ski trails at Crested Butte make up 14% of the mountain’s terrain. This Crested...