Leaning Tree Chute

Leaning Tree Chute is an awesome, steep chute on the skier's right side of Dead End Chutes.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 133 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 85 m
A mountain resort with a soul, and slopes with standout terrain.
Freeride Skiing Moderate, Difficult, Severe, Extreme
Tucked away in the high mountains of Central Colorado, Crested Butte is one of North America’s great low key mountain resorts. It’s known for its expansive and diverse terrain, gorgeous scenery, and friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
The lowdown: More than 1,500 skiable acres, 300 inches of snowfall per year, and a vertical drop of over 3,000 ft. There’s a ton of options for advanced skiers and freeriders, from short, playful chutes to great fall line skiing, and some of the steepest lines in Colorado.
Sources: https://www.onthesnow.com/colorado/crested-butte-mountain-resort/ski-resort.html
Leaning Tree Chute is an awesome, steep chute on the skier's right side of Dead End Chutes.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Stevie's is a big open pitch in the middle of The Glades below Honey Pie.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Down and Out is the bottom of Teo 2 as the terrain benches out and you head back up the Teocalli Exit to Paradise.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Low Exit is a small bowl under High Exit where Lower Third Bowl entrance from Phoenix Bowl joins Lower Third Bowl via Solar Junkyard / Magic Carpet and you can head back into Phoenix Bowl.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Lower Parachute is the continuation of Upper Parachute through the main gut of Third with awesome tree chutes and pillows to play around with.
Severe Freeride Skiing
High Exit has some steep, fun, gladed skiing along the skier's left hand side of Third Bowl as it is joined by the Lower Third Bowl Entrance from Phoenix Bowl.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Chiquita holds soft snow hours after the powder frenzy on the skier's left side of Banana.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
A traverse from the West Side runs back to Aspen Park Road that saves you heading down Hockey Rink to Banana Exit.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
The bottom of Funnel ends in the Pygmy Spear Garden, a lower angle powder field with bumps, small trees, and bushes.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Predator offers steep trees and fun skiing after a storm off of Sunset Ridge.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A quick clear steep pitch in the middle of a thick tree section in the trees between Big Chute and Headwall Glades
Severe Freeride Skiing
A bump run through the aspen trees
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Steep tree skiing through rocky terrain and fun lines.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Back to back knolls off the skier's right of Hawk's Nest used to access the Sock it to Me Ridge.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
A steep thicker tree section on the far skiers left of the Sock it to Me Ridge.
Severe Freeride Skiing
House Rock and Weather Station are powder stashes off of the Silver Queen that put you into Upper Forest.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Treeline is a steep, fun, rolling pitch along the skier's left side of Old Pro.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
The Sink is a low-lying pow stash through aspen and pine forests off the Teocalli Lift.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Land of Many Names is a pillow land with all types of 5-25 foot cliffs to bounce between.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Hidden Chutes are steep tree chutes off of Sunset Ridge in Funnel.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Rabbit Ears is a high, steep pitch into Headwall with many rocks off of the Headwall Ridge Traverse.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Ghost Rider
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Powder Rock Glade is the skier's left hand boundary of The Glades before it hits "Easy Out".
Moderate Freeride Skiing
The Beaver Slides are the sweet powder trees between Silver Queen Road and Ruby Road above Keystone Ridge.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
The Morning Glory Reacharound is a way to get back to Headwall after skiing the top pitch of Morning Glory.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
The steep end of the Horseshoe Ridge, offering bony airs and mini spines.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Schnoid's are some tight, mellower trees found after Outta Sight Outta Mind on the skier's left hand side of Teo 2.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Paradise Lift Glade looks out over the Paradise area with big bumps and powder stashes.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
The skier's right side of the West Wall of Paradise Bowl, which includes the Elevator Shaft.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Gerry's is the group of steep trees in the skier's left area of Tower 11 Chutes.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Quick's and No See Um are hidden tree runs in The Glades that access Stevie's, Paradise Lift Glade, and Powder Rock Glade through quick pitches and trees.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Tunnel and Walk Out have great fall line skiing under Old Pro and Treeline onto the "Easy Out" Exit to Paradise.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Buck's Traverse gives you the chance to get back to Paradise Express from Last Steep if don't want to head to East River.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Slipper's technical rocks and pillows offer a steeper finish to Hawk's Nest and Old Pro onto "Easy Out" Exit to Paradise.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
A thick tree run through the steep trees that separate Slot Rocks and Sock it to Me Ridge.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Steep but playful gladed terrain above the Staircase section of North Face.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Solar Plexus can be a pillow smashers dream over large and medium pillows if the conditions are right and it's not too sun baked.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A steep, gnarly run that ends in a mandatory 15 foot cliff band.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Big Tree Chute is the lowest skier's right hand boundary of Third Bowl through a natural chute between trees and rocks.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Mushroom Cliffs Bowl has playful pillows and steep trees on the skier's right hand boundary of Third Bowl
Difficult Freeride Skiing
A long shaded chute in the in the Staircase section of the North Face.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Slightly gladed playful terrain with some drops
Moderate Freeride Skiing
A fun tree run littered with small cliff drops.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A rocky cliff section near the bottom of the Staircase area.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Tower 10 Glades is the most skier's left side of The Glades under the Paradise Express with fun tree skiing and powder stashes.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Marley's Glade
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Outta Sight Outta Mind has some serious pillows and spines through trees from the top of Teo 2.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Figure 11 Chutes are some steep, rocky tree chutes to the skier's right of Big Chute and skier's left of Sunny Glade.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Timber Chutes are the tight trees on the skier's left of Paradise Cliffs.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
A steep tree run containing cliffs and rocks near the Staircase section of the North Face.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Good Luck Glades is the skier's right hand side of Third Bowl after the top pitches bench out above Lower Parachute and Solar Plexus.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Well pitched tree section in between Crystal and International.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Headwall East
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Steep tree skiing with fun chutes and bony airs.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A billy goat line through the middle of the main rock section of headwall.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A large cliff area in the far upper skier's right of the Sock it to Me Ridge.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Nub's Knob has some awesome aspen tree skiing in steeper terrain in the Bakery Trees.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
A bump run originally cut for the Old Silver Queen Gondola.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
A steep rocky run with a closeout choke on the far skier's left of Sock it to Me Ridge.
Severe Freeride Skiing
A steep apron that funnels into a narrow mandatory cliff move before opening up in the runout.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Cut bump run off the left side of International bordering Championship.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
An open field of turns beyond the trees on Silvanite's left hand boundary.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
A steep cliff section on the lower side of the mountain.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Keyhole / Last Stash is a steep pitch in tight trees above Last Steep, accessed by a short side-step above "Easy Out" Exit To Paradise.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Honey Pie is the opening section of The Glades with rolling powder pitches, trees, and pillow options.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Pungee/V-Tree Chutes hide between The Glades and Tower 11 Chutes.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Deep on the skier's right boundary of Teo 2 you'll find Whatever after taking the Teo 2 traverse all the way out.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
Steep chutes that end in large cliffs at the bottom of the North Face.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
A wide bowl that begins with large cliffs in the hike to terrain skier's right of Spellbound Bowl.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Steep tree chutes with larger cliffs and lines
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Upper Parachute is the central entrance into Third Bowl, with big pillows or mandatory turns around them through the trees.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Big Hourglass is a permanently closed area on the skier's left side of lower Third Bowl sometimes used as freeride competition venue.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Smuggler's Knob is the skier's right hand rope line area on a little bench under Good Luck Glades as it falls through steep, fun terrain into Lower Third Bowl.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Solar Junkyard and Magic Carpet form the skier's left hand side of Third Bowl after Solar Plexus and High Exit are joined by the Lower Third Bowl entrance from Phoenix Bowl.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Hall of Fame is a Permanently Closed area off the peak over rocks and very exposed chutes into Upper Banana.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
A chute below huge cliffs that descend into the top of Phoenix Bowl; when open, the upper entrance is only for people who like mandatory 10 foot air.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Very steep, rocky bowl with tricky chutes and large airs.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Sunset Ridge is a classic spring line in Crested Butte on the western boundary of the resort.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
Total Recall can be a hidden West Side pow stash through steep trees with some small cliffs at the bottom.
Severe Freeride Skiing
Close Call is the left hand entrance of Third Bowl with demanding, tight, tree chutes through rocks that open up to a fun pitch.
Severe Freeride Skiing
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