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Mach 1 at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Advanced · 95 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
95 mlength
48 mvertical
2983 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Mach 1 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Mach 1

Lifts that reach the top: East River Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Red Lady Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing intermediate 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).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Ruby Chief (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ruby Steep (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Ruby Chief (intermediate)
  6. Ski Daisy (intermediate)
  7. Ski Upper Conundrum (intermediate)
  8. Ski Mach 1 (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Conundrum. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East River Express Lift (2 min).

See Mach 1 on the 3D mapAll 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.