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Paradise Bowl

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical411 ft
Length2,149 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top11,121 ft

Paradise Bowl drops 411 vertical feet over 2,149 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 940 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 192nd steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces north.

How well Paradise Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 11°, Paradise Bowl gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 66th shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 11,120 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.

Paradise Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise Bowl 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.