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Lower Twister

Green Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical744 ft
Length4,249 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesW
Top10,115 ft

Lower Twister drops 744 vertical feet over 4,249 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 2,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 184th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces west.

How well Lower Twister holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 10°, Lower Twister gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's sunnier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th sunniest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,110 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Twister profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Twister 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.