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Keystone at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Advanced · 282 m long with 123 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m

23°average pitch

282 mlength

123 mvertical

3359 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Keystone

Lifts that reach the top: 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 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
Ski Ruby Road (intermediate)
Ski Keystone (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Yellow Brick Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Wall Lift (6 min), Silver Queen Express Lift (6 min), Red Lady Express Lift (6 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.