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Upper Conundrum at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 261 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
261 mlength
51 mvertical
2997 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Conundrum is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Upper Conundrum

Lifts that reach the top: East River Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Red Lady Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Teocalli Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Paradise Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Queen Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); North Face Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Ruby Chief (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ruby Steep (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Ruby Chief (intermediate)
  6. Ski Daisy (intermediate)
  7. Ski Upper Conundrum (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gunsight Pass Road, Conundrum. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Teocalli Lift (1 min), East River Express Lift (2 min).

See Upper Conundrum 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.