21 m away
Left West Wall
Steep tree skiing through rocky terrain and fun lines.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 188 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 89 m
Center Westwall
Crested Butte
Steep tree skiing with fun chutes and bony airs.
Freeride Skiing Severe
- Distance
- 138 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 79 m
- Low Point
- 3.3 km
- High Point
- 3.4 km
- Gradient
- 37˚
The West Wall of Paradise Bowl is a quietly gnarly area consisting of steep trees, decent cliffs, and fast lines. The Ruby Road runs along the top of the West Wall out to Keystone. The second section is Center West Wall. Center West Wall has longer vertical than its flank mates, with technical steep alleys that make for awesome skiing. The skier's right of Center has a large cliff know has the Pitcher's Mound (or 3 Way) that runs quickly out of Ruby Chief. Be cautious on your runouts, as people skiing Ruby Chief may be lurking below.
Difficulty
Severe
Steep skiing at 38-45 degrees. This requires very good technique and the risk of falling has serious consequences.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.
Features
- Trees
- Cliffs
Similar routes nearby
102 m away
Beaver Slides
The Beaver Slides are the sweet powder trees between Silver Queen Road and Ruby Road above Keystone Ridge.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 101 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 34 m
105 m away
Elevator Shaft / Right West Wall
The skier's right side of the West Wall of Paradise Bowl, which includes the Elevator Shaft.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 115 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 64 m
276 m away
Crystal Trees
Well pitched tree section in between Crystal and International.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 533 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 201 m
276 m away
Upper Old Lift Line
A bump run originally cut for the Old Silver Queen Gondola.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 380 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 153 m
292 m away
House Rock / Weather Station
House Rock and Weather Station are powder stashes off of the Silver Queen that put you into Upper Forest.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 380 m
- Ascent
- 3 m
- Descent
- 138 m
389 m away
Timber Chutes
Timber Chutes are the tight trees on the skier's left of Paradise Cliffs.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 135 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 74 m
419 m away
Horseshoe Nose
The steep end of the Horseshoe Ridge, offering bony airs and mini spines.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 259 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 93 m
499 m away
Gerry's
Gerry's is the group of steep trees in the skier's left area of Tower 11 Chutes.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 158 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 83 m
574 m away
Figure 11 Chutes
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
- Distance
- 312 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 146 m
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Guidebooks in this area
80 routes · Freeride Skiing