Crested Butte
Colorado · USA
Crested Butte is a ski resort in Colorado, USA. It averages around 600 cm of snow a season on a Continental snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-Apr.
Historic home of US extreme skiing championships
10-day forecast
10 cm total · best window Wednesday, Oct 14 (1d, 9cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,775 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Oct 14 — Lean (14). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 11.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,707 m
- Base
- 2,775 m
- Vertical
- 932 m
- Terrain
- 1,547 ac
- Avg annual snow
- 600 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-Apr
- Snow climate
- Continental
- Type
- Lift-served
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