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Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill is a ski area in Colorado, United States with 2.3 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 2,397 m and 2,494 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
2.3 km
Lifts
1
Top elevation
2,494 m
Vertical drop
97 m
Nearest airport
GUC · 6.5 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.8 km
  • Other0.1 km
  • Advanced1.1 km
  • Intermediate0.4 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 1 Button lifts

Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill is a ski area in Colorado, the United States. Its 6 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.3 km, which ranks it #393 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 388 m long.

Slopes at Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill

About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 16% intermediate and 48% advanced or expert, which makes Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 2,397 m up to 2,494 m, a vertical drop of 97 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill

The nearest airport is Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), about 7 km away in a straight line — roughly 8 minutes by car; Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE) is 71 km away. Nearby ski areas include Crested Butte Nordic, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (55.8 km), Irwin Lodge Snowcat and Monarch Mountain (37.0 km), which together add 195 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill

  1. 1
    Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport Flag of United StatesGunnison, United States Airports in United States
    GUC6.5 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) Flag of United StatesAspen, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ASE71 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Montrose Regional Airport Flag of United StatesMontrose, United States Airports in United States
    MTJ87 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Telluride Regional Airport Flag of United StatesTelluride, United States Airports in United States
    TEX113 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill have?

2.3 km of downhill runs (6 runs): 0.8 km easy, 0.1 km other, 1.1 km advanced, 0.4 km intermediate. It is #393 in United States by piste length.

How high is Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill?

The lifts and runs reach 2,494 m (8,182 ft); the lowest point is 2,397 m, a vertical drop of 97 m.

What is the nearest airport to Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill?

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), about 6.5 km away in a straight line; Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE) is 71 km away.

How many ski lifts does Cranor Hill Municipal Ski Hill have?

1 lift: 1 button lifts.

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