Lookout at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Expert · 401 m long with 110 m of vertical, averaging 15° and — at its steepest, facing NW.
—steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
401 mlength
110 mvertical
3397 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Lookout 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 Lookout
Lifts that reach the top: North Face Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
- Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
- Ski Paradise Bowl (intermediate)
- Ride North Face Lift
- Ski Schofield Road (intermediate)
- Ski Spellbound Traverse (expert)
- Ski Spellbound Bowl (expert)
- Ski Lookout (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Spellbound Bowl, Phoenix Steps. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East River Express Lift (6 min), Paradise Express Lift (6 min), Teocalli Lift (7 min).
See Lookout on the 3D mapAll runs at Crested Butte Mountain ResortMeasured 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.