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Lower Treasury

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical823 ft
Length3,509 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top9,952 ft

Lower Treasury drops 823 vertical feet over 3,509 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 169th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Treasury holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Lower Treasury gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 78th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 9,950 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.

Lower Treasury profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Treasury 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.