54 m away
Pygmy Spear Garden
The bottom of Funnel ends in the Pygmy Spear Garden, a lower angle powder field with bumps, small trees, and bushes.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 153 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 68 m
No Fat Chicks Traverse
Crested Butte
A traverse from the West Side runs back to Aspen Park Road that saves you heading down Hockey Rink to Banana Exit.
Freeride Skiing Moderate
- Distance
- 396 m
- Ascent
- 3 m
- Descent
- 34 m
- Low Point
- 3.1 km
- High Point
- 3.1 km
- Gradient
- 18˚
This is a popular freeride skiing route which is generally considered to be moderate. It's remote, it features unknown exposure and is typically done in an unknown time of year. From a low point of 3.1 km to the maximum altitude of 3.1 km, the route covers 396 m, 3 vertical metres of ascent and 34 vertical metres of descent.
Description
If you're not in the mood to ski Hockey Rink down to the Banana Exit, especially if there is race training on Buckley, you can find a traverse through really tight aspens (hence the name) back towards the Luge and Aspen Park Road.
Difficulty
Moderate
Slopes become slightly steeper at around 25-30 degrees.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.
Features
- Trees
Similar routes nearby
169 m away
Predator
Predator offers steep trees and fun skiing after a storm off of Sunset Ridge.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 293 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 167 m
209 m away
Luge
A bump run through the aspen trees
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 521 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 107 m
232 m away
Hidden Chutes
Hidden Chutes are steep tree chutes off of Sunset Ridge in Funnel.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 219 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 151 m
233 m away
Total Recall
Total Recall can be a hidden West Side pow stash through steep trees with some small cliffs at the bottom.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 347 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 218 m
317 m away
Sunset Ridge
Sunset Ridge is a classic spring line in Crested Butte on the western boundary of the resort.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 208 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 145 m
501 m away
Chiquita
Chiquita holds soft snow hours after the powder frenzy on the skier's left side of Banana.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 283 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 162 m
676 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
705 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
720 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
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Guidebooks in this area
80 routes · Freeride Skiing