Snow Hot Rocks at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Advanced · 769 m long with 114 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing NW.
—steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
769 mlength
114 mvertical
3267 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Hot Rocks is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Hot Rocks
Lifts that reach the top: Paradise Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Silver Queen Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); North Face Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); The High Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
- Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
- Ski Monument (advanced)
- Ski Upper International (advanced)
- Ski Hot Rocks (advanced)
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.