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Headwall at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 639 m long with 161 m of vertical, averaging 14° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
639 mlength
161 mvertical
3564 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Headwall 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 Headwall

Lifts that reach the top: The High Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  4. Ride The High Lift
  5. Ski Headwall Ridge Traverse (expert)
  6. Ski Headwall (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Headwall East Side, Headwall Glades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: North Face Lift (3 min), Paradise Express Lift (6 min), Teocalli Lift (7 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.