Crested Butte is about a four-and-a-half-hour drive southwest of Denver. Winters in Crested Butte, Colorado, are a skier’s and snowboarder’s paradise, with over 1000 acres of terrain, 16 chairlifts, terrain parks and pipes and great back country skiing offers all of the amenities you’d expect from a world-class ski resort. That is the most lift-serviced extreme skiing terrain in North America.

The Mountain rises to 12,162 feet (3,700 m) above sea level while the town it’s self was a bunch of nothing until a ski area was built on Crested Butte Mountain in the 1960s, rises to 12,162 feet (3,700 m) above sea level. During spring, summer, and fall the cam points to the north with a view of Gothic peak and surrounding mountains. Even the shorter rides access incredible mountain scenery. The mountain is laid out in such a way as to keep beginner and intermediate skiers and riders safely on easier runs. Visiting skiers, hikers, bicyclists, jeepers, anglers, and rafters enjoy the spectacular mountains and wild rivers with those who live here.

Crested Butte and you’ll find an array of everyday services and shops on every block. In addition to the shopping, theater and dining experiences is every mountain activity you can dream of. Crested Butte provide an unforgettable atmosphere for shopping and strolling. Crested Butte Lodging offers a large selection of quality rated: vacation rentals, bed & breakfasts, hotels, condos and more.

Crested Butte is the perfect place to disconnect and reconnect with family and friends. This is however also a mountain for family skiing (and snowboarding), with hundreds of acres of beginner and intermediate terrain. If you want your family to experience a real Colorado mountain town and ski resort definably go to CB and not to one of the over developed, over priced ski resorts on the ‘front range’. Crested Butte offers you and your family a unique area in which to live, work and play.