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Paradise Cliffs at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 554 m long with 138 m of vertical, averaging 14° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

554 mlength

138 mvertical

3535 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Paradise Cliffs 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 Paradise Cliffs

Lifts that reach the top: Paradise Express Lift (skiing novice 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 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
Ski Paradise Cliffs (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Big Chute, Silver Queen Road, Schofield Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: North Face Lift (2 min), Paradise Express Lift (5 min), Teocalli Lift (6 min).

See Paradise Cliffs 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.