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Lower Twister at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Easy · 1269 m long with 226 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing W.

17°steepest 50 m

10°average pitch

1269 mlength

226 mvertical

3083 mtop elevation

Wfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Twister is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Lower Twister

Lifts that reach the top: Red Lady Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); 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 12 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Red Lady Express Lift
Ski Peanut (easy)
Ski Lower Twister (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Warming House Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Silver Queen Express Lift (1 min), Red Lady Express Lift (1 min).

See Lower Twister on the 3D map All 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.