106 m away
Picture Perfect Glades

Steep but playful gladed terrain above the Staircase section of North Face.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 149 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 68 m
Slightly gladed playful terrain with some drops
Freeride Skiing Moderate
The Sun Steps are a section of slightly gladed terrain with playful features and small drops, slightly atypical of Crested Butte terrain. The Sun Steps are accessed by a small traverse and side step up to the top of a knoll that begins the section. If you want to skip the side step, you could cut in directly from the Phoenix Steps area, but it significantly diminishes the vertical of an already small run. The terrain faces northeast, so it gets a little more sun that the surrounding terrain. From the Sun Steps, continue onto the Rock N Roll Glades, or cut out on to the Phoenix Steps. Be aware that Rock N Roll Glades ends with the Dead End Chutes, so be aware of where you are going.
Moderate
Slopes become slightly steeper at around 25-30 degrees.
106 m away
Steep but playful gladed terrain above the Staircase section of North Face.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
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A fun tree run littered with small cliff drops.
Severe Freeride Skiing
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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
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A steep tree run containing cliffs and rocks near the Staircase section of the North Face.
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A thick tree run through the steep trees that separate Slot Rocks and Sock it to Me Ridge.
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A long shaded chute in the in the Staircase section of the North Face.
Severe Freeride Skiing
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A large cliff area in the far upper skier's right of the Sock it to Me Ridge.
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A steep, gnarly run that ends in a mandatory 15 foot cliff band.
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A rocky cliff section near the bottom of the Staircase area.
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Steep chutes that end in large cliffs at the bottom of the North Face.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
80 routes · Freeride Skiing