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Paradise Lift Glade at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 472 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

—steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
472 mlength
95 mvertical
3251 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Paradise Lift Glade 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 Lift Glade

Lifts that reach the top: North Face Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Paradise Bowl (intermediate)
  4. Ride North Face Lift
  5. Ski Avery (advanced)
  6. Ski Hard Slab (expert)
  7. Ski Quick's (expert)
  8. Ski No See Um (expert)
  9. Ski Paradise Lift Glade (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Stevie's, Pinball, Easy Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise Express Lift (3 min), Teocalli Lift (4 min), East River Express Lift (4 min).

See Paradise Lift Glade 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.