Crested Butte Resort – SnowForecast

Crested Butte Resort

Today's Forecast Hi/Lo: ↑47° ↓18°

Today's Forecast Snow: 13

Current Base Depth: 30"

082W04010RWS1RHS at Cemetry Ln Aspen, CO Updated May 05 @ 08:08

49°
East

Humidity42%
Dewpoint27°
Visibility12.43mi
Elevation9,800ft

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SUNDAY

May 5

47° / 18°

10 - 19
mph

13
MONDAY

May 6

26° / 18°

12 - 21
mph

5
TUESDAY

May 7

27° / 14°

5 - 13
mph

5
WEDNESDAY

May 8

30° / 19°

4 - 12
mph

1
THURSDAY

May 9

32° / 22°

5 - 13
mph

3
FRIDAY

May 10

37° / 27°

4 - 12
mph

3

SATURDAY

May 11

42° / 34°

3 - 11
mph

1

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

Light snow during the day, becoming heavy in the evening through overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount during the day, and 9 to 13 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.33 to 1.65

Temperature :

Hi: 51°Low: 21°

Snow Levels :

6,487 feet to 13114 feet

Wind :

Winds S at 14 to 25 mph in the morning, becoming S at 9 to 17 mph in the afternoon, and then variable at 12 to 21 mph with gusts to 27 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

Light snow during the day, becoming heavy in the evening through overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount during the day, and 19 to 23 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.33 to 1.65

Temperature :

Hi: 31°Low: 6°

Snow Levels :

6,487 feet to 13114 feet

Wind :

Winds S at 29 to 40 mph in the morning, becoming S at 25 to 36 mph with gusts to 49 in the afternoon, and then variable at 34 to 45 mph with gusts to 55 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Moderate snow with periods of heavy during the day, becoming light in the evening and moderate overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 2 to 4 during the day, and 2 to 3 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.13 to 0.63

Temperature :

Hi: 29°Low: 19°

Snow Levels :

5,876 feet to 8633 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 13 to 22 mph in the morning, becoming W at 7 to 15 mph with gusts to 26 in the afternoon, and then SW at 10 to 19 mph with gusts to 40 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Heavy snow during the day, becoming light in the evening and moderate with periods of heavy overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 3 to 6 during the day, and 3 to 5 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.13 to 0.63

Temperature :

Hi: 14°Low: 11°

Snow Levels :

5,876 feet to 8633 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 34 to 45 mph with gusts to 52 in the morning, becoming W at 41 to 52 mph in the afternoon, and then W at 40 to 51 mph with gusts to 71 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Moderate snow during the day, becoming heavy in the evening and light overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 1 to 2 during the day, and 3 to 5 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.11 to 0.55

Temperature :

Hi: 31°Low: 16°

Snow Levels :

5,034 feet to 9117 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 17 to 28 mph with gusts to 38 in the morning, becoming variable at 5 to 13 mph in the afternoon through overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Moderate snow with periods of heavy during the day, becoming heavy in the evening and light with periods of moderate overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 2 to 4 during the day, and 5 to 8 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.11 to 0.55

Temperature :

Hi: 13°Low: 2°

Snow Levels :

5,034 feet to 9117 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 38 to 49 mph with gusts to 55 in the morning, becoming W at 14 to 25 mph with gusts to 36 in the afternoon, and then NW at 14 to 23 mph with gusts to 39 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the morning through overnight.
Snow :

Periods of light snow throughout the day and overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 1 to 2 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.02 to 0.1

Temperature :

Hi: 33°Low: 20°

Snow Levels :

6,063 feet to 9855 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph in the morning, becoming variable at 5 to 12 mph in the afternoon through overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the morning through overnight.
Snow :

Periods of light to moderate snow throughout the day, light at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 1 to 2 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.02 to 0.1

Temperature :

Hi: 16°Low: 12°

Snow Levels :

6,063 feet to 9855 feet

Wind :

Winds NW at 6 to 14 mph in the morning, becoming variable at 5 to 13 mph in the afternoon through overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Periods of light to heavy snow throughout the day, light at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 2 to 3 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.13 to 0.65

Temperature :

Hi: 36°Low: 23°

Snow Levels :

6,937 feet to 10359 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph through the day, becoming SE at 6 to 14 mph overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow expected at any time.
Snow :

Periods of heavy snow throughout the day, light at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 5 to 8 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.13 to 0.65

Temperature :

Hi: 19°Low: 17°

Snow Levels :

6,937 feet to 10359 feet

Wind :

Winds SE at 13 to 22 mph with gusts to 32 through the day, becoming S at 13 to 24 mph with gusts to 32 overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of rain and snow are expected overnight.
Snow :

Periods of light to moderate snow throughout the day, light at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 1 to 2 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.18 to 0.89

Temperature :

Hi: 41°Low: 28°

Snow Levels :

8,726 feet to 11422 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph through the day, becoming variable at 5 to 13 mph overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of snow are expected at any time.
Snow :

Periods of heavy snow throughout the day, moderate at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 7 to 10 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.18 to 0.89

Temperature :

Hi: 24°Low: 22°

Snow Levels :

8,726 feet to 11422 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 9 to 18 mph with gusts to 24 through the day, becoming SW at 14 to 23 mph overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly clear becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of rain and snow are expected overnight.
Snow :

Periods of light snow throughout the day and overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.14 to 0.69

Temperature :

Hi: 46°Low: 36°

Snow Levels :

11,019 feet to 12397 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph through the day, becoming variable at 5 to 13 mph overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Weather :

Mostly clear becoming partly cloudy at times continuing through overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the morning through overnight.
Snow :

Periods of moderate to heavy snow throughout the day, moderate at times overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 3 to 6 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.14 to 0.69

Temperature :

Hi: 28°Low: 25°

Snow Levels :

11,019 feet to 12397 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 11 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 through the day, becoming SW at 12 to 21 mph overnight.

Base Elevation: 9,489ftSummit Elevation: 13,217ft

Sunrise
6:03 AM

Sunset
8:05 PM

First Light
5:34 AM

Midday
1:04 PM

Last Light
8:34 PM

Day length: 14h 1m
Remaining daylight: 11h 35m

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High Lift Elevation12,162ft
Base Elevation9,375ft
Vertical Drop2,775ft
Longest Trail2.6 mi
Trails72 of 121
Lifts10 of 15
Acreage642 of 1547 (41%)
Downhill Miles0 of 297
Groomed Night Ski Trails65 ( 54 % )
Cross Country Area0

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Soil High Temperature 32° | Soil Low Temerature 32°

Weather Averages & Extremes for the Crested Butte Resort Region

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Day	High Temperatures					Low Temperatures					Precipitation			Snowfall			Snow Depth
	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year
1	52	69	1992	30	1967	23	43	1988	8	1916	0.076	1.35	1935	0.70	14.0	1935	2.4	24	1957
2	52	70	1947	26	2008	24	39	2007	-1	1953	0.049	0.95	1999	0.48	12.0	1999	2.1	23	1984
3	54	74	1947	32	2008	24	38	1996	7	1929	0.037	0.80	1928	0.23	8.0	1928	1.6	20	1984
4	56	76	1947	37	1978	25	37	1985	8	1944	0.055	1.23	2001	0.34	12.0	2001	1.5	19	1984
5	55	74	1966	29	1999	26	39	1911	11	1944	0.057	0.85	1978	0.40	7.0	1938	1.3	21	1984
6	55	74	1966	29	1999	26	42	2010	8	1999	0.061	0.66	2015	0.27	5.0	1949	1.0	20	1984
7	56	74	1966	37	1999	26	43	2000	9	1999	0.054	0.55	1921	0.39	10.0	1921	1.0	18	1984
8	56	72	1966	37	1979	26	39	1958	7	1938	0.075	1.05	2005	0.57	10.0	1995	0.8	13	1975
9	56	73	1954	38	1995	26	40	1956	13	1978	0.052	0.70	2013	0.34	8.0	1986	0.6	12	1975
10	56	72	1934	33	1922	27	38	2009	12	1986	0.061	0.75	2016	0.19	6.0	1922	0.3	5	1984
11	57	70	1939	30	1922	27	48	2000	8	1953	0.061	0.81	1946	0.38	8.0	1917	0.2	4	1985
12	57	74	1941	38	1985	27	42	1956	9	1933	0.039	0.80	2014	0.24	6.0	1966	0.2	6	1966
13	57	73	1988	33	1980	27	44	2009	13	1933	0.052	0.75	1912	0.28	8.0	1912	0.1	2	2004
14	58	74	1996	39	2014	27	49	1927	15	1921	0.050	1.66	1925	0.18	5.0	1983	0.1	4	2010
15	59	72	2013	41	1983	28	39	1966	12	1950	0.037	0.48	1957	0.11	4.0	1957	0.1	3	1957
16	59	75	1964	41	1983	28	39	1974	13	1950	0.048	0.99	1925	0.11	3.0	1990	0.1	3	1991
17	60	76	1939	40	2015	28	41	1996	11	1943	0.054	0.50	1923	0.18	6.5	1983	0.1	4	1983
18	60	74	1956	40	1980	29	41	1945	12	1950	0.024	0.36	1988	0.00	0.5	2000	0.0	0	2016
19	61	74	1954	40	1917	29	50	1996	14	1950	0.043	0.50	1915	0.07	2.0	2011	0.0	2	1935
20	61	74	1927	39	1915	29	40	1981	12	1916	0.044	0.88	1957	0.20	8.0	1917	0.1	4	1957
21	62	76	2005	39	2011	30	40	1992	11	1916	0.048	0.46	1910	0.19	9.0	1931	0.1	9	1931
22	62	76	1927	42	1981	30	43	1968	14	1950	0.046	0.67	2009	0.09	3.0	1933	0.0	3	1933
23	62	77	2005	38	2007	30	41	2009	18	1921	0.030	0.68	2006	0.04	3.2	1975	0.0	0	2016
24	63	75	2005	42	2007	30	51	1989	18	1971	0.012	0.50	1955	0.02	1.0	2002	0.0	1	2002
25	62	77	1926	40	1917	30	49	1928	19	2002	0.031	0.48	2015	0.04	3.0	1965	0.0	2	1965
26	63	76	1969	41	1917	30	49	1926	17	1950	0.051	0.91	1973	0.15	5.0	1920	0.1	3	1997
27	63	77	1951	39	1917	30	42	1927	19	1987	0.050	0.84	1962	0.09	3.0	1929	0.1	5	1929
28	64	76	1969	42	1917	30	49	1928	19	2012	0.053	0.89	1937	T	T	1978	0.0	1	1929
29	64	78	2003	40	1917	31	45	1927	21	1987	0.048	0.91	1937	0.07	3.0	1962	0.0	0	2016
30	64	79	2000	38	1917	31	49	1927	19	1920	0.042	0.89	1995	0.03	2.0	1995	0.0	0	2016
31	64	80	1956	41	1917	31	49	1927	21	1990	0.036	0.89	1935	T	T	1965	0.0	4	1930

Day	High Temperatures					Low Temperatures					Precipitation			Snowfall			Snow Depth
	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year
1	41	58	1992	19	1967	17	33	1959	-8	1993	0.066	0.50	2006	0.95	8.1	1973	42.2	77	2011
2	42	59	1981	22	2008	18	33	1965	-5	1993	0.076	0.93	1999	1.13	12.5	1999	41.8	77	2011
3	43	57	1985	24	2008	19	31	1985	-6	1993	0.057	0.55	1984	0.77	7.8	1984	40.7	77	2011
4	45	56	2012	26	2001	21	36	1956	5	1973	0.044	0.37	2009	0.58	5.0	2009	39.1	74	2011
5	46	60	2000	30	1978	22	34	2004	3	1953	0.081	0.72	1969	1.02	10.0	2001	38.7	73	2011
6	46	60	2000	32	1999	21	36	2004	0	1993	0.094	1.00	1984	1.16	10.0	1978	37.5	80	1984
7	45	58	1966	27	1975	22	35	1963	3	1993	0.076	0.95	1969	0.84	10.5	1978	36.6	81	1984
8	45	59	1989	29	1978	22	39	1963	6	1984	0.086	0.72	1995	1.06	10.5	1959	35.4	77	1984
9	45	59	2004	30	1988	22	34	1977	3	1990	0.117	0.83	1957	1.39	9.5	2013	34.4	73	1984
10	45	58	1977	28	1953	22	34	2004	9	2003	0.078	0.59	1955	1.06	7.0	2003	34.1	68	1984
11	46	57	1987	28	1999	23	36	1962	0	1953	0.033	0.27	1966	0.41	5.0	1985	32.1	65	1984
12	45	60	2007	28	1896	22	38	1962	6	1979	0.066	0.70	2014	0.80	10.0	2014	31.3	65	2011
13	44	58	2001	25	2000	22	40	1996	5	1953	0.063	0.91	1982	0.76	12.5	1982	30.5	64	2011
14	46	59	1996	27	1967	23	40	1996	-10	1896	0.047	0.46	1987	0.37	5.0	1982	28.3	59	2011
15	47	58	1984	32	2014	24	37	1955	12	1998	0.063	0.58	1957	0.95	11.0	1957	27.5	63	1957
16	48	60	2012	30	1957	25	36	2002	14	1974	0.096	0.98	1991	0.92	10.5	1991	26.3	63	1957
17	49	59	1996	34	1990	25	35	1964	11	1995	0.050	0.60	1995	0.44	7.5	1983	24.9	60	1957
18	48	70	2012	29	2000	26	35	2004	12	1980	0.039	0.35	2000	0.42	4.0	2000	23.5	57	1957
19	49	64	2009	27	2000	28	41	1996	11	1960	0.058	0.92	2016	0.50	7.0	2016	22.3	56	1957
20	50	61	1992	33	2000	27	36	1970	11	1960	0.069	0.53	1988	0.72	11.0	2011	20.7	64	2011
21	50	65	2005	28	1988	27	44	2005	5	1977	0.046	0.60	1893	0.39	6.0	1893	18.7	63	2011
22	51	68	2005	33	1988	27	39	2005	7	1977	0.072	1.10	1992	0.43	5.0	1992	17.5	60	2011
23	50	64	2005	35	1988	26	38	2012	11	1987	0.065	0.51	1954	0.34	5.0	1895	15.8	56	2011
24	51	64	2005	35	2007	27	39	2000	11	1994	0.030	0.37	2012	0.26	4.0	2012	14.7	56	1957
25	50	61	2006	36	1987	26	40	1896	11	1980	0.070	0.90	1999	0.47	7.0	1999	13.4	57	1957
26	50	65	2006	36	1984	26	37	1953	14	2012	0.060	0.91	1950	0.46	8.3	1950	12.3	55	2011
27	50	64	2006	30	1973	27	41	1896	9	1978	0.097	2.00	1973	0.33	5.0	1955	11.5	54	1957
28	51	63	2010	30	1973	27	38	1966	7	1978	0.043	0.80	1894	0.08	2.0	1978	10.0	53	1957
29	52	66	2010	32	1975	28	40	2003	14	1973	0.064	1.50	1894	0.45	13.0	1975	9.2	51	1957
30	52	68	2000	37	1964	29	42	2000	15	2004	0.109	3.00	1895	0.67	30.0	1895	8.1	48	1957
31	51	71	2002	32	2004	28	44	2002	11	1975	0.064	1.20	1895	0.39	12.0	1895	6.4	48	1957

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