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Tunnel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 262 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
262 mlength
48 mvertical
3267 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Tunnel 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 Tunnel

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

From the base area (about 10 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)
  7. Ski Tunnel (expert)

Where it ends

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

See Tunnel 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.