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Cesspool at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 500 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 17° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
500 mlength
148 mvertical
3211 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Cesspool is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Cesspool

Lifts that reach the top: East River Express Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there); North Face Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride East River Express Lift
  2. Ski Black Eagle (intermediate)
  3. Ski Sock-It-To-Me Ridge Cat Track Exit (expert)
  4. Ski Cesspool (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Sock-It-To-Me Ridge Cat Track Exit, Phaser. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East River Express Lift (3 min).

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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.