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Upper Treasury

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical296 ft
Length1,501 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top10,248 ft

Upper Treasury drops 296 vertical feet over 1,501 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 178th steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Treasury holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Upper Treasury gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,250 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper 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 Upper 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.