Crested Butte Ski Resort — Snow Preservation
Matched OpenSkiMap ski area: Crested Butte Mountain Resort (103 mapped runs, 10666 m of vertical drop analyzed).
Score version: ASPECT_V3_FIXED_COORDS · calculated Sep 27, 2026 · source: OpenSkiMap/OpenStreetMap
| Crested Butte Ski Resort | |
|---|---|
| Snow Preservation Score (0=poor, 100=excellent) |
53 |
| Solar Exposure Score | 47 |
| Overall Confidence | GOOD |
| Aspect advantage ratio (actual ÷ neutral-baseline irradiance) |
0.820 |
| Mean fall-line bearing | 339.0° |
| Orientation alignment (0=scattered, 1=fully consistent) |
0.55 |
| Mean slope (mapped, weighted) | 14.7° |
| Ski-season irradiance actual vs. neutral baseline (kWh/m²/day) |
3.79 vs. 4.62 |
Terrain orientation (vertical-drop-weighted)
Each spoke is a compass direction; length is the share of mapped, snow-holding terrain facing that way. A tall, narrow rose means the mountain consistently faces one direction; a round, even rose means it's scattered across every aspect.