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Butterfly at Telluride Ski Area

Intermediate · 1124 m long with 182 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.

20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1124 mlength
182 mvertical
3203 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Butterfly

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Village Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Plunge Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Apex Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gold Hill Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Revelation Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 7
  2. Ski See Forever (intermediate)
  3. Ski Butterfly (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Misty Maiden, Village Bypass, Village Bypass, Misty Maiden. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Village Express (2 min), Free Intercept Gondola (2 min), Gondola Magic Carpet (3 min).

See Butterfly on the 3D mapAll runs at Telluride Ski Area
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.