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Bubba's Shortcut at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Easy · 310 m long with 25 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 6° at its steepest, facing NE.

6°steepest 50 m

5°average pitch

310 mlength

25 mvertical

3149 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Bubba's Shortcut is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Bubba's Shortcut

Lifts that reach the top: Red Lady Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Red Lady Express Lift
Ski Bubba's Shortcut (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Houston, Ruby Access, Houston Access. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise Express Lift (2 min), Teocalli Lift (3 min), Painter Boy Lift (4 min).

See Bubba's Shortcut on the 3D map All runs at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.