What a typical winter is like at Crested Butte: how often it snows (or rains), how cold it gets at the base, mid-mountain and summit, and how much sun to expect, week by week, from 40 years of weather data.
How often Crested Butte gets measurable precipitation (rain vs. snow), and typical high/low temperatures, December 1–April 15, based on 40 years of real ERA5 reanalysis data.
Precipitation calibrated against real observations from the Butte SNOTEL station (×0.99 correction). See full station data
How much of Crested Butte's theoretically possible winter sunshine it actually gets, December–March, based on 40 years of real ERA5 satellite/reanalysis solar radiation data compared against a clear-sky model.
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