Mineral Point at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Easy · 684 m long with 123 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.
18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
684 mlength
123 mvertical
3146 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Mineral Point is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Mineral Point
Lifts that reach the top: Red Lady Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Red Lady Express Lift
- Ski Mineral Point (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Houston. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Painter Boy Lift (2 min), Red Lady Express Lift (5 min), unnamed magic carpet (5 min).
See Mineral Point 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.