Crested Butte

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12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
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1/16
0" Mostly Clear
9°F
↓ Base
NW 10mph
20mph
30%
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1/17
0" Sunny
26°F
↓ Base
NW 10mph
30mph
20%
0" Mostly Clear
12°F
↓ Base
NW 10mph
15mph
20%
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1/18
0-1" Snow Showers
21°F
↓ Base
WNW 10mph
15mph
80%
2-4" Snow
8°F
↓ Base
E 10mph
20mph
100%
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1/19
0-1" Snow
20°F
↓ Base
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20mph
80%
0" Partly Cloudy
7°F
↓ Base
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15mph
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1/20
0-1" Snow Showers
23°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
20mph
90%
0" Mostly Clear
9°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
15mph
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1/21
0-1" Mostly Sunny
26°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
20mph
30%
0-1" Cloudy
10°F
↓ Base
WSW 5mph
15mph
70%
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Forecast Elev: 10,770ft Base Elev: 9,380ft Summit Elev: 12,160ft Updated: 9 hours ago

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Resort reported at Saturday Jan 16 @ 5:55am MST

Snowfall History
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Current Weather

9°F
Temperature
10mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Saturday Jan 16 @ 8:33pm MST

Snowpack

73%
of average for the season
Estimated on Saturday Jan 16 @ 5:00am MST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 12 miles of Crested Butte at an average elevation of 9915ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Crested Butte and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.

Terrain

77%
Area Open
93 of 121
Trails Open
13 of 15
Lifts Open
30"
Base Depth
Packed Powder
Resort reported at Saturday Jan 16 5:55am MST
OpenSnow does not verify this data. Resorts are responsible for any errors. Report a problem
Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

Pow Cam (cleared 4pm)
Pow Cam (cleared 4pm)
Paradise
Paradise
Ten Peaks
Ten Peaks
Base Area
Base Area
Downtown (Elk Avenue)
Downtown (Elk Avenue)
Rt135 Looking North (toward Town)
Rt135 Looking North (toward Town)
Rt135 Looking South (away From Town)
Rt135 Looking South (away From Town)

Daily Snow Forecasts

Colorado
Snowflakes return, powder possible
Updated 15 hours ago Joel Gratz
On Saturday morning, snow is falling on the northern mountains and we should see a coating to a few inches of accumulation. On Sunday night into Monday morning, another few inches should fall on the northern mountains. Then from Monday night through Tuesday, the southern mountains could see significant snow with powder possible on Tuesday.
Chase Powder
Aloha From Hawaii
Updated 1 day ago Powderchaser Steve
I can barely run the models from Hana HI but will try and give you a quick update.
US and Canada
Snow returns to Northern New England this weekend
Updated 1 day ago Alan Smith
A storm will bring a good round of snow to higher elevations in Northern New England on Saturday with additional light snow expected in the days to follow. A series of weak storms will bring snow to British Columbia, Washington, and the Northern/Central Rockies over the next several days as well. The Sierras and Central/Southern Rockies will be more favored from Jan 21st-25th.

Trail Maps

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
Moderate (2)
Valid Friday, Jan 15th 5:00pm MST 1 day ago
Until Sunday, Jan 17th 5:30pm MST

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Gunnison Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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