Crested Butte Ski Resort, Colorado Skiing

Opening in mid-November for the Winter Season, the season in Crested Butte is wonderfully long and offers some the best skiing in the country for every level. Crested Butte is often called "the last great Colorado ski town," but the Mountain is the biggest draw for those who are looking for a ski resort that is accessible to anyone.

A day skiing at the Crested Butte Resort is a unique experience, and without pretension. With over a thousand skiable acres, Crested Butte is a huge, wide-open, and uncrowded resort. Fifteen chairlifts bring skiers and boarders up more than 2,700 vertical feet, offering up everything from smooth groomers to steep glades. The resort has many programs available through its Mountain School, whether you need to learn how to ski or want to ski like a pro. There are also wonderful kids' skiing programs in addition to snowboarding lessons and race clinics.

If you don't need lessons, but would like to get to know the mountain better, try out the free guided ski tours or the women's and girls' ski adventures. Snowboarders can hit up the awesome terrain park and newly opened Superpipe.

If skiing or boarding isn't your thing, or you just want to change it up a bit, there are snowshoe tours daily and sometimes nightly. Or after the lifts close, hit up the snow tubing hill. The mountain also has ski breakfasts and dinners available, in addition to the "dinner at 1,000 feet" accessed by an open air sleigh. With so many fun things to do in Crested Butte, you just might have to extend your stay!