Mountain Review: Crested Butte, Colorado

[@colematthews7535]

This one is heaven for powderhounds on weekdays. Never shred more pow in CO than crested butte. No waits, crowds, or jerries.

[@Gamepro2112]

My first time snowboarding in Colorado was at Crested Butte, I was just getting onto blues so still a beginner, I still look back on the resort as an amazing time and can’t wait to return there in the winter. Went back this summer for mountain biking.

[@mbtravel7294]

Was there a lot of options for beginner/intermediate skiers?

[@Gamepro2112]

@@mbtravel7294 they have a good selection of greens and blues. It’s one of the main reasons we picked that resort, it’s not catered towards the top of the line experts, but also not catered towards kids but both those groups can still find runs there. It fit us perfectly

[@ajlsrv5490]

If you like serious skiing, and hit CB with good snow, you’ll look at the front range resorts much differently. It’s incredible, as is the town. And, there’s always the backcountry just to the west of town that gets double the snow the resort does. Great review.

[@mtadams2009]

I think the key is good snow. My friends went there some years ago and one wanted to cry, complete lack of snow. I think if I lived in Colorado I would definitely ski it when I knew they had plenty of snow. It looks like my kind of mountain but the lack of snow is a big deal when you are flying. It’s the same reason I have never skied Telluride, low snow numbers. Snowbird, Alta and JH just have better snow numbers.

[@denunocinco]

@@mtadams2009I’m looking to plan a trip for the first time but worried about no snow, surely planning booking for last week of February first week of march that time should be fine right?

[@mtadams2009]

@@denunocincoSnow and snow totals are a crap shoot. You just never know. Two years ago I went to Colorado for two week in March. The week before I went my friend called me and said the conditions sucked. Colorado was having a poor year. A couple of days later the snow game and when I arrived things were very good. A week after I left my friend said things went back to sucking. Timing is everything. We skied A Basin, Winter Park and Copper Mountain. Take care and have a great time.

[@t1mb3rfps80]

Very late to the party but I completely agree. I've been able to ski here during some legendary storms (2017 in particular, feet of snow closed the mountain and road to CB) the steep runs and lack of people made it an unforgettable experience. Powder days here rival some of the best days at Silverton IMO, addictingly fun. The relatively easy access to the bowls and peak allow for unhindered lapping of the terrain.

[@BrettMcNary]

Thanks for ranking it lower than WP, Copper and Vail. Funnel the gapers there.

[@colematthews7535]

Right on 🤣

[@coloradocamera]

Keep ‘em out CB is really rocky and not a lot of groomers

[@choski76]

​@@coloradocamera looked quite gnarly

[@huntere185]

CB is a blast. Went here in the last week of March and while we barely got any fresh snow so it was hard packed the whole time, it was great. The grooming was consistent and the side hits were awesome especially in Paradise Bowl. The mogul runs are also barely touched so for those that are wanting to practice them you should not run into anyone there.3

[@bobbycox5411]

I’ve skied all over Colorado. What ever you say negatively doesn’t take into account the magic that can unexpectedly take place. She was so pretty. The snow great, the jacuzzi at night spectacular and a place and time I’ll never forget.

[@halloweenhopes2063]

Thank you for your awesome reviews. I just returned from Crested Butte, Colorado and there was barely any snow. Thus, we keep doing the Snow Dance: @

[@PeakRankings]

We're hoping the Rockies sees some good pow soon!

[@ericchenoweth309]

Got the vertical wrong. It's 2800 lift served vertical with 3100 vertical from the peak.

[@blameitonben]

i learned to ski here in the 90s. They had free lift tickets and lessons between Thanksgiving and Christmas so we went most years for a week when I was a kid.

[@KirbeyAlt]

honestly the resort i want to go to more than any others, hope to go here sometime in the future!

[@VampguyN85]

My first and only trip to Crusty Butt was around age 14. I wanna go back. I have a lot of fond memories of all the powder and fun off piste areas and chutes. I agree with everything said. It's a mountain to know the terrain first before going off piste. But it's so worth it. They removed twister. I remember that scary lift. No safety bar.

[@katelynnkercher2767]

Another totally accurate review!!! Great job!

[@PeakRankings]

Thanks Katelynn!

[@andrewsteward7830]

Wow I never thought I would hear such a bum review of Crested Butte. Best place in Colorado if you ask me

[@mtadams2009]

The review seemed to be a good one. With steep terrain you generally need big snow. If it snows the place sounds great. I have friends who skied their once and the snow was terrible and I mean terrible. None of the steep terrain was skiable.

[@jameshoey303]

Thanks for excellent review

[@blarbkanopcious4243]

Why not a 9 for mountain aesthetic!?!?!?!?

[@PeakRankings]

Great question. Crested Butte is certainly one of the most unique resorts we've ever visited from a topographic standpoint, but with its relatively short vert, we felt that it wasn't tall enough to produce the top-of-the-world feeling that the resorts that earn a 9 in this category offer.

[@blarbkanopcious4243]

@@PeakRankings You should rename your category then. The "aesthetic" of Crested Butte's "mountain" is one of if not the best in the world.

[@kennycarter4932]

I agree. The Elk subrange is so dope

[@cryptik_official]

Sooooo if I’m in Denver with a epic pass, being a Terrain Park fan and a lover of riding powder in the trees then it would be way smarter to just hit keystone or vail

[@choski76]

And Breck.

[@mr.nevanice420]

hit breck

[@zoso2o5o]

Another awesome mountain tour. The snow conditions look like the best I have seen on your channel. Too bad CB is so far from everything.

[@BrettMcNary]

nah, it's what keeps the gapers from ruining it

[@mtadams2009]

@@BrettMcNary Just wondering what is a gaper?

[@BrettMcNary]

@@mtadams2009 If you have to ask.......haha google it or urban dictionary

[@nico63323]

@@mtadams2009 someone with a massive gap between there helmet and goggles. usually means there new at skiing

[@johnkenneally4662]

Going here with family mid-March 2022. Should be filled in by then, hopefully.

[@dorseykindler9544]

Me too! Fingers crossed.

[@TaylorPhase]

@@dorseykindler9544 lol nope. Have fun with that

[@TaylorPhase]

Nope! Dry af

[@TheRyansLion]

Crested butte is definitely a hidden gem. I like to think of it as A basin but bigger. It’s isolation is good and bad

[@will3057]

Hey I just found your channel and I love but I couldn't find a review on powder mountain could you maybe do powder because I'm going there in February

[@PeakRankings]

Hey William, unfortunately we won't have a review up by then, but we hope to stop by this season!

[@SirBilliam96]

I guess I found the Doug Demuro of snowsports lmao

[@coloradocamera]

You been to Monarch or Wolf Creek

[@PeakRankings]

Not yet!

[@coloradocamera]

PeakRankings looks like you were skiing with my Homie Tyler he was In the overalls

[@PeakRankings]

@@coloradocamera no kidding! We shredded some tight Teocalli lines, was a pleasure skiing with him

[@coloradocamera]

@@PeakRankings I could Just tell by his skiing hes a solid shreader! I go to college with him and we work on the mountain

[@billycox475]

Love Monarch!

[@denunocinco]

I’m looking to plan a trip for the first time but worried about no snow, surely planning booking for last week of February first week of march that time should be fine right?

[@PeakRankings]

At Crested Butte? You’ll be 👍

[@lucasmorrison8688]

Can you do one on Arapahoe Basin. Not sure to go there or Winter Park this winter.

[@PeakRankings]

Hoping to get some A-Basin footage this season, but we likely won't have a video review for at least a few months!

[@TaylorPhase]

Eh who cares if it gets less snow than other Colorado resorts. Colorado resorts barely get any snow period. What’s the average, like 200-300 inches annually for most Colorado resorts anyways? It’s high desert…

[@choski76]

Tru dat. Uintas and Sierras get dumps in feet all winter. And inner British Columbia.

[@SharlottDills]

I want to come here with my family to vacation. It`s so beautiful

[@tvtvvtvt8017]

"The resort is more than 4 hours from Denver, so is it worth the trip?" You've answered your question sir

[@coloradocamera]

I believe we call that air you hit rental shop

[@ikal8178]

I think you should do Sugarloaf someday

[@PeakRankings]

We're hoping to get there this season!

[@zoso2o5o]

@@PeakRankings Love to see some eastern resorts. You will see the roots of North America skiing.

[@PeakRankings]

@@zoso2o5o we actually grew up skiing the east! Killington and Sugarbush were my go-to mountains back in the day. The West Coast and Rockies content on the channel is a product of when we invested in the GoPro setup, but you can be sure there will be *plenty* of East Coast content coming!

[@ikal8178]

In my opinions sugarloaf (with maybe jay peak, whiteface/lake placid, and wildcat) is the only eastern resort that can compare to the west’s difficulty, snow, and well obviously alpine terrain (there isn’t much but it’s memorable). It has some of the best snow, hardest runs (including Upper Gondola Line/Gondola Line Extension which is one of the most difficult regularly groomed runs) I’d give it somewhere in the 70-85 range with downsides being lifts and it’s shear remoteness.

[@UnKAtticus15]

This guy keeps talking about lift network issues. Where? CB is well known to be an extreme mountain, you just gotta hike more and ski the mountain right and you you got no issues. CB is great for extremes/freeride, they just need a bigger/better park.

[@slumpedguy9382]

Never come here it sucks

[@ark530abe]

Yea everyone go somewhere else

[@WickedZZzY]

I've been to CB three times and was never impressed. Poor snow cover, even midyear, and bad lift access to anything difficult. Wolf Creek is a significantly better mountain if you're going to travel from the front range.

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

Make ski resorts illegal there bad for the environment an destroy fragile water systems an environment

[@engineer1178]

Nah be quiet

[@willtaylor4843]

Do the folks at this publication even ski beyond the intermediate level ?