Crested Butte Resort – SnowForecast

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Crested Butte Resort

Today's Forecast Hi/Lo: ↑33° ↓25°

Today's Forecast Snow: 1

Current Base Depth: 30"

082W04010RWS1RHS at Cemetry Ln Aspen, CO Updated Feb 15 @ 09:08

31°
West

Humidity56%
Dewpoint17°
Visibility11.28mi
Elevation9,800ft

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SUNDAY

Feb 15

33° / 25°

7 - 15
mph

1
MONDAY

Feb 16

34° / 19°

10 - 19
mph

9
TUESDAY

Feb 17

20° / 16°

14 - 25
mph

25
WEDNESDAY

Feb 18

20° / -4°

14 - 25
mph

18
THURSDAY

Feb 19

11° / -1°

4 - 12
mph

5
FRIDAY

Feb 20

13° / 2°

7 - 15
mph

7

SATURDAY

Feb 21

26° / 4°

4 - 12
mph

0

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through evening. There is a potential for freezing rain in the morning.
Snow :

Light snow through the day and into the evening. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount during the day, and a trace amount in the evening.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.02 to 0.09

Temperature :

Hi: 36°Low: 26°

Snow Levels :

7,713 feet to 10646 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 5 to 13 mph throughout the day and into overnight.

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

Weather :

Mostly cloudy through the day and overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through evening. There is a potential for freezing rain in the morning.
Snow :

Light snow through the day and into the evening. Snowfall is forecast to be 1 to 2 during the day, and a trace amount in the evening.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.02 to 0.09

Temperature :

Hi: 22°Low: 19°

Snow Levels :

7,713 feet to 10646 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 26 to 37 mph with gusts to 47 in the morning, becoming SW at 29 to 40 mph with gusts to 48 in the afternoon, and then SW at 26 to 37 mph with gusts to 52 overnight.

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

Weather :

Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy in the late morning continuing through overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

Light snow through the day into the evening, becoming heavy overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount during the day, and 6 to 9 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.19 to 0.97

Temperature :

Hi: 37°Low: 22°

Snow Levels :

6,677 feet to 10700 feet

Wind :

Winds S at 7 to 15 mph in the morning, becoming SE at 8 to 16 mph with gusts to 23 in the afternoon, and then SW at 13 to 22 mph with gusts to 34 overnight.

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

Weather :

Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy in the late morning continuing through overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

Light snow through the day into the evening, becoming heavy overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be a trace amount during the day, and 11 to 15 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.19 to 0.97

Temperature :

Hi: 22°Low: 6°

Snow Levels :

6,677 feet to 10700 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 24 to 35 mph with gusts to 52 in the morning, becoming S at 30 to 41 mph with gusts to 54 in the afternoon, and then SW at 37 to 48 mph with gusts to 69 overnight.

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

Weather :

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

Heavy snow through the day and into overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 7 to 11 during the day, and 11 to 15 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.49 to 2.47

Temperature :

Hi: 23°Low: 19°

Snow Levels :

5,715 feet to 6994 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 13 to 24 mph in the morning, becoming W at 13 to 22 mph with gusts to 30 in the afternoon, and then SW at 9 to 17 mph overnight.

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

Weather :

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

Heavy snow through the day and into overnight. Snowfall is forecast to be 14 to 18 during the day, and 20 to 24 inches in the evening and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.49 to 2.47

Temperature :

Hi: 7°Low: 4°

Snow Levels :

5,715 feet to 6994 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 39 to 50 mph in the morning, becoming W at 38 to 49 mph with gusts to 56 in the afternoon, and then SW at 28 to 39 mph with gusts to 52 overnight.

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

Weather :

Cloudy becoming mostly clear at times continuing through 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 14 to 18 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.3 to 1.5

Temperature :

Hi: 23°Low: -2°

Snow Levels :

0 feet to 6909 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 14 to 23 mph with gusts to 29 in the morning, becoming W at 14 to 23 mph with gusts to 29 in the afternoon, and then variable at 4 to 12 mph overnight.

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

Weather :

Cloudy becoming mostly clear at times continuing through 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 23 to 27 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.3 to 1.5

Temperature :

Hi: 8°Low: -10°

Snow Levels :

0 feet to 6909 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 37 to 48 mph with gusts to 60 in the morning, becoming W at 34 to 45 mph with gusts to 51 in the afternoon, and then W at 12 to 21 mph with gusts to 37 overnight.

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

Weather :

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon continuing through overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

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

Potential Precip:
0.07 to 0.36

Temperature :

Hi: 14°Low: 0°

Snow Levels :

0 feet to 4457 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 3 to 11 mph through the day, becoming variable at 5 to 13 mph overnight.

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

Weather :

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon continuing through overnight, with periods of snow developing in the afternoon through overnight.
Snow :

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

Potential Precip:
0.07 to 0.36

Temperature :

Hi: -2°Low: -6°

Snow Levels :

0 feet to 4457 feet

Wind :

Winds SW at 11 to 20 mph with gusts to 33 through the day, becoming SW at 15 to 26 mph with gusts to 38 overnight.

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

Weather :

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

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

Potential Precip:
0.09 to 0.46

Temperature :

Hi: 16°Low: 4°

Snow Levels :

1,288 feet to 4898 feet

Wind :

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

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

Weather :

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy overnight continuing through 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 7 to 10 inches.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0.09 to 0.46

Temperature :

Hi: -1°Low: -7°

Snow Levels :

1,288 feet to 4898 feet

Wind :

Winds W at 16 to 27 mph with gusts to 36 through the day, becoming W at 13 to 24 mph with gusts to 40 overnight.

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

Weather :

Partly cloudy becoming clear in the afternoon and then mostly clear overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the morning.
Snow :

Periods of snow throughout the day and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0 to 0.01

Temperature :

Hi: 28°Low: 3°

Snow Levels :

1,086 feet to 8499 feet

Wind :

Winds variable at 5 to 12 mph throughout the day and into overnight.

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

Weather :

Partly cloudy becoming clear in the afternoon and then mostly clear overnight. Periods of snow are expected in the morning.
Snow :

Periods of snow throughout the day and overnight.
Precipitation :

Potential Precip:
0 to 0.01

Temperature :

Hi: 17°Low: -1°

Snow Levels :

1,086 feet to 8499 feet

Wind :

Winds NW at 9 to 17 mph with gusts to 31 through the day, becoming W at 9 to 18 mph overnight.

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

Sunrise
6:57 AM

Sunset
5:46 PM

First Light
6:30 AM

Midday
12:21 PM

Last Light
6:13 PM

Day length: 10h 48m
Remaining daylight: 7h 53m

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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 24° | Soil Low Temerature 23°

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	29	49	1927	-3	1985	-4	31	1963	-45	1985	0.088	0.97	2016	1.25	12.8	2016	31.3	85	1952
2	28	51	1934	8	1951	-5	25	1971	-40	1985	0.067	1.33	1936	0.99	12.0	1936	31.6	86	1952
3	29	47	1943	-3	2011	-4	28	1945	-41	2011	0.048	0.97	1916	0.68	12.0	1916	31.4	83	1952
4	29	49	1954	1	2011	-4	23	1989	-32	2016	0.076	1.10	1989	1.07	20.0	1989	31.5	81	1952
5	29	50	1934	6	2016	-3	20	1944	-33	1979	0.094	0.85	1921	1.29	10.0	1921	32.2	83	1952
6	29	46	2015	6	1989	-5	21	1958	-47	1982	0.046	0.98	1953	0.77	13.0	1953	32.1	81	1952
7	29	45	2015	5	1989	-4	23	1942	-42	1989	0.058	0.87	1950	0.76	7.0	1969	32.0	80	1952
8	31	49	1954	6	1989	-1	23	1962	-37	1989	0.108	1.37	1932	1.68	23.0	1994	33.2	80	1952
9	31	49	1954	13	1946	-2	24	1976	-35	1929	0.112	1.13	1923	1.52	12.0	1983	33.9	79	1952
10	31	48	1915	2	2011	-2	27	1962	-32	2011	0.066	0.70	1947	1.15	15.5	1947	34.0	78	1952
11	31	52	1961	7	2011	-3	25	2000	-31	2006	0.053	0.54	2000	0.86	8.0	1995	33.7	77	1952
12	31	49	1990	9	2006	-2	31	1962	-27	1982	0.085	1.33	1923	1.24	14.0	1995	34.0	76	1952
13	32	50	1979	13	1965	-2	24	1962	-32	2004	0.074	0.87	1995	1.31	15.0	1995	34.1	76	1952
14	31	46	1934	15	2004	1	29	2003	-33	1922	0.125	1.78	1937	1.68	17.0	1937	35.0	75	1952
15	32	47	1961	14	1952	0	28	2014	-24	2010	0.090	1.30	1980	1.37	16.0	1980	35.3	75	1952
16	32	46	1991	11	1990	-2	26	1945	-25	1989	0.057	0.56	1958	1.03	18.0	1927	35.5	75	1927
17	32	46	1981	9	1910	-1	28	1959	-29	1910	0.075	0.79	1959	1.20	14.0	1955	35.5	75	1927
18	32	44	1983	12	1910	-1	22	1971	-40	1942	0.090	1.05	1955	1.20	13.0	1955	35.3	76	1952
19	33	45	2016	20	1984	0	32	1986	-32	1942	0.079	1.07	1980	1.19	14.0	1993	35.5	76	1952
20	32	47	1981	12	1953	2	28	1986	-31	1955	0.126	1.20	1986	1.86	14.0	2010	36.4	76	1952
21	33	47	1954	12	1953	1	31	1996	-34	1955	0.097	1.92	1996	1.24	10.0	1929	36.4	82	1952
22	33	47	2000	15	1955	1	29	1996	-29	1974	0.064	0.97	1996	0.90	8.0	1996	35.9	83	1952
23	33	49	1983	19	2013	1	25	1972	-22	2010	0.089	1.33	1936	1.18	10.0	1936	36.2	84	1952
24	33	50	1983	11	1974	0	27	2009	-38	1974	0.108	1.86	1936	1.34	19.0	1936	36.5	84	1952
25	34	49	1981	10	1924	2	25	1958	-28	1952	0.091	1.07	2008	1.37	12.0	2008	36.6	82	1952
26	33	49	1994	16	2002	1	27	1954	-25	1935	0.082	0.87	1955	1.25	12.0	1955	36.6	81	1952
27	33	45	1986	15	1998	1	25	2009	-25	1998	0.073	1.18	1947	1.14	17.2	1947	36.8	80	1952
28	34	45	1990	14	1971	2	25	2014	-28	1998	0.093	1.17	1955	1.29	16.4	1947	37.1	80	1952

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	25	53	1989	-7	1994	2	21	1963	-28	1985	0.085	0.61	1963	1.39	10.7	1963	37.7	61	1996
2	24	47	1992	-8	1985	0	19	2003	-32	2011	0.064	0.80	1893	0.90	8.0	1893	37.5	60	2006
3	24	44	1962	2	2011	0	18	1962	-32	2011	0.066	1.80	1895	1.06	18.0	1895	37.5	62	2006
4	26	46	1989	6	2016	2	19	1963	-18	2011	0.048	0.47	1989	1.14	13.0	1989	37.9	64	2006
5	28	45	1963	7	1985	2	22	1965	-20	1985	0.062	0.51	1951	1.13	8.5	1951	38.5	63	1996
6	25	44	1993	0	1982	1	18	1978	-28	1989	0.064	0.80	1893	1.02	9.0	2011	38.5	64	1951
7	25	46	2015	-1	1896	2	20	2015	-28	1989	0.047	0.75	1976	0.67	4.8	1967	38.2	61	1951
8	27	45	2015	9	2003	4	21	1960	-20	1974	0.077	0.60	2008	1.35	12.0	2008	38.6	62	2011
9	27	47	1987	0	1896	3	20	2015	-20	2011	0.104	1.80	1893	1.84	18.0	1893	39.9	63	2014
10	26	46	2015	1	1966	2	25	1962	-22	2011	0.086	0.80	1893	1.52	9.0	2014	40.2	66	2014
11	25	45	1962	5	1981	2	23	1962	-25	1981	0.078	0.52	1971	1.52	12.7	1971	40.3	69	2014
12	26	44	2016	0	1965	3	27	1962	-18	1965	0.053	0.85	1995	1.13	16.0	1995	40.5	63	2014
13	28	46	2016	9	2004	4	25	2016	-16	2004	0.085	0.69	1951	1.60	10.0	1995	41.1	67	2014
14	29	49	1982	5	1966	5	22	1979	-12	2014	0.063	0.56	1986	1.42	9.0	1986	41.3	69	2014
15	27	45	1979	5	1966	4	22	2015	-15	1964	0.090	0.55	1995	1.68	9.5	1995	42.0	67	2014
16	28	43	2011	4	1990	4	19	1961	-17	1966	0.059	0.34	1955	1.21	7.6	1955	42.2	68	2014
17	28	42	2002	8	1960	4	21	1959	-18	1988	0.069	0.60	1895	1.31	8.9	1959	42.3	62	2014
18	28	50	2016	7	1964	4	25	2016	-14	1988	0.096	0.80	1895	1.51	8.0	1895	42.6	62	1962
19	28	47	2004	8	1955	3	24	1986	-14	1955	0.077	0.70	1980	1.47	10.5	1980	43.1	63	1980
20	27	45	1981	-2	1953	3	19	1986	-25	1955	0.109	0.69	1986	1.77	10.8	1986	43.9	69	1986
21	27	48	1995	2	1953	2	22	1996	-24	1953	0.098	1.11	1996	1.74	16.0	1996	44.5	73	1996
22	29	52	1995	9	1955	3	20	1996	-19	1955	0.084	0.64	1999	1.45	12.0	1999	44.7	75	1996
23	27	47	1995	7	1955	3	19	1972	-19	1975	0.076	0.69	1950	1.46	10.3	1950	44.3	63	1962
24	27	45	1995	5	2012	2	22	2009	-19	1960	0.075	0.80	1895	1.19	12.0	2009	45.0	69	1996
25	29	47	1995	8	1960	4	19	1986	-15	1960	0.058	0.85	2008	1.17	14.0	2008	45.0	66	2008
26	28	47	1986	6	2002	4	21	1986	-20	2002	0.070	0.60	1893	1.17	6.5	1958	45.0	68	2008
27	27	48	2016	4	1964	3	17	2016	-14	1971	0.058	0.48	1968	1.11	7.9	1968	45.0	64	2008
28	29	52	1993	5	1998	3	18	2004	-22	1962	0.065	0.55	1950	1.20	8.0	1995	45.2	63	1996

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