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Forest at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Extreme · 340 m long with 108 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.

25°steepest 50 m

18°average pitch

340 mlength

108 mvertical

3187 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Forest

Lifts that reach the top: Paradise Express Lift (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Silver Queen Express Lift (skiing freeride terrain to get there); North Face Lift (skiing freeride terrain to get there); The High Lift (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
Ski Monument (advanced)
Ski Ruby Road (intermediate)
Ski Little Holes (extreme)
Ski Lower Forest (extreme)
Ski Forest (extreme)

Where it ends

Joins Aspen Park Road, Luge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Wall Lift (4 min), Peachtree Lift (4 min), Silver Queen Express Lift (6 min).

See Forest 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.