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Wind Tower at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 407 m long with 40 m of vertical, averaging 6° and — at its steepest, facing W.

—steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
407 mlength
40 mvertical
3468 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Wind Tower is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Wind Tower

Lifts that reach the top: Silver Queen Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Wind Tower (expert)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: The High Lift (1 min), North Face Lift (3 min), Paradise Express Lift (6 min).

See Wind Tower 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.