Buckley at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 569 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.
20°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
569 mlength
143 mvertical
2971 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Buckley is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Buckley
Lifts that reach the top: West Wall Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Paradise Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Queen Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); North Face Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); The High Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride West Wall Lift
- Ski Buckley (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Championship. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Wall Lift (1 min), Peachtree Lift (1 min).
See Buckley on the 3D mapAll runs at Crested Butte Mountain ResortMeasured 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.