Crested Butte

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Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
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Speed		 Wind
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Cover
Wed
10/5
Mostly Sunny
53°F
11,000ft
SW 5mph
5mph
30%
Partly Cloudy
31°F
11,500ft
E 5mph
5mph
40%
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10/6
Mostly Sunny
53°F
11,300ft
WNW 5mph
5mph
20%
Partly Cloudy
34°F
11,700ft
NE 5mph
5mph
50%
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10/7
Partly Cloudy
52°F
11,500ft
WNW 5mph
5mph
40%
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29°F
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N 5mph
5mph
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10/8
Mostly Sunny
51°F
10,700ft
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5mph
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5mph
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10/9
Partly Cloudy
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5mph
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5mph
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10/10
Mostly Sunny
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10mph
30%
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10mph
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10/11
Partly Cloudy
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Mostly Cloudy
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10mph
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10/12
Light Rain/Snow
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S 5mph
10mph
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Mostly Cloudy
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5mph
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10/13
Mostly Cloudy
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↓ Base
S 5mph
10mph
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Mostly Clear
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↓ Base
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5mph
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10/14
Mostly Sunny
44°F
↓ Base
SE 5mph
10mph
30%
Cloudy
26°F
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SSE 5mph
5mph
80%
Forecast Elev: 10,770ft Base Elev: 9,380ft Summit Elev: 12,160ft Updated: 31 minutes ago

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Resort Reported at Tue Apr 5

Current Weather

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Mid-Mtn at Wednesday Oct 5 @ 3:00am MDT

Snowpack

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Estimated on Tuesday Oct 4 @ 6:00am MDT
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.
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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
Turns have been made, and maybe a colder storm next week
Updated 1 day ago Joel Gratz
During the weekend, many mountains measured accumulating snow above 10,000 feet, and enough snow fell for a few folks to make early-season turns in the backcountry. Coming up, this will be a mixed week with some showers and some sunshine, then next week, we might see a colder storm. Also, I have many in-person talks on the schedule with dates listed at the end of this post.
US and Canada
All eyes on Hurricane Ian, warm but unsettled out West
Updated 6 days ago Alan Smith
Hurricane Ian is set to make landfall in Western Florida on Wed as a major hurricane. As this storm slowly moves north, it will bring heavy rains & gusty winds to the Southern Appalachians Fri to Mon. The West has been very warm recently, but a slow-moving storm will bring showers, t-storms, & a little bit of high elevation snow to the PNW & Rockies over the next several days.
Chase Powder
Final Post - 21/22 Recap, Highlights, & State of the...
Updated 5 months ago Powderchaser Steve
It's always sad to sign off for the season. This season was full of upside and downside swings, large events followed by drought periods. Chasing Powder was essential to staying in the deep and that even included a last-minute trip to Austria. There is some snow in the forecast!

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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.
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Watch for signs of unstable snow such as recent avalanches, cracking in the snow, and audible collapsing. Avoid traveling on or under similar slopes.

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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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