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Cranor Hill Ski Area

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Cranor Hill Ski Area is a ski area located in the state of Colorado in USA. The resort is in the town of Gunnison, CO.

We recently ranked all of Colorado's ski resorts, so you can see where Cranor Hill Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Cranor Hill Ski Area is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Cranor Hill Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Cranor Hill Ski Area's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Cranor Hill Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Cranor Hill Ski Area Terrain Overview

Cranor Hill Ski Area has a total of 0 ski trails, which are serviced by 1 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Cranor Hill Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 45 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 18 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.2 square kilometers.

Trails
Total Runs
0
Ski Lift
Lifts
1
Skier
Skiable Acres
45(0 km2)
Snow
Annual Snowfall
N/A

Cranor Hill Ski Area Elevation

Cranor Hill Ski Area has a summit elevation of 7,000 feet, or 2,133 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 6,695 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 305 feet (93 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Cranor Hill Ski Area's summit elevation is higher than average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are much higher than this one (some stretch to 12,000 feet!), but it is not small by any stretch of the imagination.

Mountain Summit
Summit Elevation
7,000'(2,133 m)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop
305'(93 m)
Mountain base
Base Elevation
6,695'(2,041 m)

Cranor Hill Ski Area Difficulty Level

Score
Difficulty Score™
0out of 100
←  EasyHard  →
Cranor Hill Ski Area is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area. It is in fact one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. This is due to it having 0% of its trails are rated as "beginner", and a vertical drop of only 305 feet.
 DID YOU KNOW?

At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.

Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Cranor Hill Ski Area has 45 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Since Cranor Hill Ski Area is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 0% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 0% trails are rated as intermediate.
Green Circle
Beginner
0%(0 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Blue Square
Intermediate
0%(0 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Black Diamond
Expert
0%(0 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Cranor Hill Ski Area good for beginners?

Cranor Hill Ski Area is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 0% of its trails are rated as "beginner".

Cranor Hill Ski Area Location

Cranor Hill Ski Area is located in the state of Colorado, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Gunnison, CO.

Address:
Gunnison, CO 81230 USA
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Website:
gunnisonco.gov/departments/parks___recreation/cranor_ski_area.php

GPS Coordinates:
38.58700, -106.89800

Getting to Cranor Hill Ski Area

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Cranor Hill Ski Area), its coordinates of 38.58700, -106.89800 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Gunnison, CO to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Cranor Hill Ski Area.

NameCodeCityDistance
Denver International AirportDENDenver, CO148 mi

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Cranor Hill Ski Area.

NameCodeCityDistance
Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy FieldASEAspen, CO44 mi
Eagle County Regional AirportEGEEagle, CO73 mi
Grand Junction Regional AirportGJTGrand Junction, CO95 mi

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Cranor Hill Ski Area, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Cranor Hill Ski Area.

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
Crested ButteCrested Butte, CO12,162 ft77%20 mi
Powderhorn Ski ResortPowderhorn, CO9,850 ft60%24 mi
MonarchSalida, CO11,952 ft53%31 mi
Aspen Ski ResortsSnowmass Village, CO12,510 ft70%41 mi
Aspen SnowmassSnowmass Village, CO12,510 ft68%41 mi
Aspen Highlands Ski ResortAspen, CO11,675 ft78%42 mi
Aspen Mountain Ski ResortAspen, CO11,212 ft82%42 mi
Lake City Ski HillLake City, CO8,847 ft0%46 mi
Lee's Ski HillOuray, CO0 ft0%57 mi
Sunlight MountainGlenwood Springs, CO9,895 ft66%61 mi
Ski CooperLeadville, CO11,700 ft56%62 mi
TellurideTelluride, CO13,150 ft90%67 mi
SilvertonSilverton, CO13,487 ft100%67 mi
Kendall Mountain Ski AreaSilverton, CO9,596 ft20%68 mi
Copper MountainFrisco, CO12,441 ft69%72 mi
Beaver CreekBeaver Creek, CO11,440 ft64%73 mi
Wolf CreekPagosa Springs, CO11,904 ft52%77 mi
BreckenridgeBreckenridge, CO12,998 ft83%78 mi
VailVail, CO11,570 ft79%78 mi
KeystoneDillon, CO12,408 ft76%86 mi
Loveland Ski AreaDillon, CO13,010 ft65%93 mi
PurgatoryDurango, CO10,822 ft53%97 mi

Cranor Hill Ski Area Mountain Stats

NameStatistic
Summit Elevation7,000 ft
Base Elevation6,695 ft
Vertical Drop305 ft
Trails0
(0% Beginner,  0% Intermediate,  0% Expert)
Lifts1
Skiable Acres45
Avg. Annual SnowfallN/A inches
Cranor Hill Ski Area Mountain Stats
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