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Gus' Way at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 717 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
717 mlength
97 mvertical
3092 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gus' Way

Lifts that reach the top: Red Lady Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing intermediate 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 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Ruby Chief (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper Forest Queen (intermediate)
  5. Ski Houston Access (intermediate)
  6. Ski Bushwacker (intermediate)
  7. Ski Meander (intermediate)
  8. Ski Gus' Way (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gunsight Pass Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Teocalli Lift (2 min), East River Express Lift (4 min).

See Gus' Way on the 3D mapAll 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.