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Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill is a ski area in Idaho, United States with 3.7 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 1,474 m and 1,673 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
3.7 km
Lifts
1
Top elevation
1,673 m
Vertical drop
199 m
Nearest airport
LWS · 55 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Advanced1.4 km
  • Intermediate2.3 km

6 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars

Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill is a ski area in Idaho, the United States. Its 6 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.7 km, which ranks it #340 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 622 m long.

Slopes at Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill

About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 61% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert, which makes Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,474 m up to 1,673 m, a vertical drop of 199 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill

The nearest airport is Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), about 55 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 11 min by car; Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is 90 km away. Nearby ski areas include Snowhaven (3.8 km), Fish Creek Meadows Nordic Park n Ski, Bald Mountain Ski Area (6.5 km) and Ferguson Ridge Ski Area (7.5 km), which together add 34 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill

  1. 1
    Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport Flag of United StatesLewiston, United States Airports in United States
    LWS55 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Flag of United StatesPullman, United States Airports in United States
    PUW90 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    McCall Municipal Airport Flag of United StatesMcCall, United States Airports in United States
    MYL135 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Walla Walla Regional Airport Flag of United StatesWalla Walla, United States Airports in United States
    ALW141 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill have?

3.7 km of downhill runs (6 runs): 1.4 km advanced, 2.3 km intermediate. It is #340 in United States by piste length.

How high is Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill?

The lifts and runs reach 1,673 m (5,489 ft); the lowest point is 1,474 m, a vertical drop of 199 m.

What is the nearest airport to Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill?

Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), about 55 km away in a straight line; Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is 90 km away.

How many ski lifts does Cottonwood Butte Ski Hill have?

1 lift: 1 t-bars.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.