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The North Face at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 448 m long with 220 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 37° at its steepest, facing NE.

37°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
448 mlength
220 mvertical
3437 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

The North Face 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 The North Face

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

From the base area (about 9 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 The North Face (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Easy Rider, Tunnel, Keyhole, Easy Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise Express Lift (4 min), Teocalli Lift (5 min), East River Express Lift (5 min).

See The North Face 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.