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Family Cross Course

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical310 ft
Length1,767 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,186 ft

Family Cross Course drops 310 vertical feet over 1,767 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 195th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces north.

How well Family Cross Course holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Family Cross Course gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,190 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Family Cross Course profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Family Cross Course elsewhere

Nearby at Crested Butte

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.