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Hard Slab at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 862 m long with 108 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
862 mlength
108 mvertical
3427 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Hard Slab 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 Hard Slab

Lifts that reach the top: North Face Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Paradise Bowl (intermediate)
  4. Ride North Face Lift
  5. Ski Avery (advanced)
  6. Ski Hard Slab (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Quick's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise Express Lift (5 min), Teocalli Lift (5 min), East River Express Lift (6 min).

See Hard Slab 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.