Crested Butte

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Weather
Temp °F 23 21 19 18 18 17
Snow Level ft 5,400 5,100 4,800 4,600 4,400 4,200
Wind Speed mph
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Wind Gust mph 10 10 5 5 5 5
Cloud Cover % 50 60 70 70 70 80

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Mon
1/17
Cloudy
14°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
10mph
70%
Tue
1/18
Mostly Cloudy
27°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
10mph
70%
Cloudy
11°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
10mph
80%
Wed
1/19
Mostly Cloudy
26°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
5mph
60%
Mostly Clear
6°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
5mph
30%
Thu
1/20
Sunny
23°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
10mph
0%
Mostly Clear
7°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
5mph
40%
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1/21
Cloudy
22°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
10mph
90%
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5°F
↓ Base
NE 5mph
5mph
70%
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1/22
Mostly Sunny
20°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
10mph
30%
Clear
2°F
↓ Base
N 5mph
5mph
10%
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1/23
Sunny
26°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
10mph
10%
Clear
6°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
5mph
0%
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1/24
Sunny
27°F
↓ Base
WNW 5mph
15mph
10%
Mostly Clear
8°F
↓ Base
NW 5mph
5mph
30%
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1/25
Partly Cloudy
19°F
↓ Base
W 5mph
5mph
50%
Mostly Cloudy
4°F
↓ Base
NW 0mph
5mph
60%
Wed
1/26
Partly Cloudy
20°F
↓ Base
WNW 5mph
10mph
50%
Mostly Clear
-4°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
5mph
30%
Forecast Elev: 10,770ft Base Elev: 9,380ft Summit Elev: 12,160ft Updated: 59 minutes ago

New Snow

0"
Last 24 Hours
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Resort Reported at Monday Jan 17 @ 5:51am MST

Snowfall History
Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17
Resort Reported at Mon Jan 17

Current Weather

23°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Monday Jan 17 @ 6:00pm MST

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Monday Jan 17 @ 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

74%
Area Open
118 of 160
Trails Open
15 of 15
Lifts Open
65"
Base Depth
Machine Groomed
Resort reported at Monday Jan 17 5:51am MST
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Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

Official Snow Stake (cleared 5am)
Official Snow Stake (cleared 5am)
Pow Cam (cleared 4pm)
Pow Cam (cleared 4pm)
Paradise
Paradise
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
Light snow midweek, more snow late week
Updated 12 hours ago Joel Gratz
Monday and Tuesday will be dry. We could see a few flakes and light snow accumulations from later Tuesday through Thursday. From later Friday into Friday night, a stronger storm could deliver at least a few inches of snow to most mountains. After that, we could see another round of lighter snow around Jan 25-27, and then, finally, the weather pattern should change as we head into February.
US and Canada
Storm track favors the East for the next 2 weeks
Updated 13 hours ago Alan Smith
A powerful Nor'Easter brought heavy snow to the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, and New England will see heavy snow from this storm on Monday. The pattern for the rest of this week (and also next week) will favor the East & Upper Midwest while the West will remain in a drier pattern. BC, Alberta, & the Northern U.S. Rockies will see some snow this week, then next week's track shifts north to Alaska.
Chase Powder
Warm and wet for New England! North Carolina is scoring!...
Updated 1 day ago Powderchaser Steve
Moderate snowfall will be found in the coastal and interior regions of British Columbia in the next 24-48 hours. Heavy wet freshies will quickly slam New England Sunday night to Tuesday with strong winds and 9-12 inches of snow at the peaks. The Rockies get teased late next week.

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 Sunday, Jan 16th 5:00pm MST 1 day ago
Until Tuesday, Jan 18th 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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