Base Elevation: 9375'
Top Elevation: 11875'
Snow Phone: 1-888-TO POWDER

Reported at 5:35 AM Thursday, December 18, 2008
Weather Conditions
Current Temperature:	19°F
Yesterday's High:	23°F
Weather:	Snowing
Wind:	at 0 MPH
Snow Conditions
New Snowfall:	Base: 5 Mid: 5 Top: 5 (last 24 hours) Base: 2902 Mid: 2914 Top: 2998 (last 48 hours) Base: 2911 Mid: 2923 Top: 3008 (last 72 hours)
Total Snow Depth:	Base: 36 Mid: 35 Top: 36
Snow Surface:	Packed Powder, Powder
Ski Lifts
Key to Symbols: = Open, = Closed, = Delayed
Aspen Magic Carpet (adult ski school) East River Express Gold Link Lift North Face Lift Painter Boy Lift Paradise Express Peachtree Lift Pine Magic Carpet (kids ski school)	Prospect Lift Red Lady Express Silver Queen Express Spruce Carpet Teocalli Lift The High Lift West Wall Lift
Announcements
Good morning skiers and riders! This is Colorado's very own Snow Betty with the snow report for Crested Butte Mountain Resort on Thursday, December 18,2008. You'll like the stats this morning. We've received five inches of new snow on the mountain in the last 24 hours, 13 inches in the last 48 hours and a storm total that just won't quit- 41 inches in the last 7 days. For you all mathematicians out there, that's almost 3.5 feet of snow in the last week! Not only are we strengthening and packing down our 36 inch natural snow base, but we've also been able to open 7 lifts and provide for you a total of 390 accessible acres. We have 58 trails to choose from and 322 acres of groomed terrain. With 62% of our total terrain open right now, and the Painter Boy Lift slated to open tomorrow, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is proving, once again, there's no better place to be than right here in the Gunnison National Forest. Right now,the temperature is 19 degrees with some gusty winds here and there. Be sure to wear your face mask as you get out to shred the gnar today. We're expecting 100% chance of snow throughout the day and snow showers tomorrow. Saturday is looking like a perfect bluebird day and then we will move into next week with our favorite forecast- more snow. If you're ready to make your way to the Butte, call Crested Butte Vacations, our official central reservation service, at 1-800-810-7669. The friendly folks at Crested Butte Vacations can help you plan every detail of your visit, from booking flights, and making lodging reservations to fastening your lift tickets onto your jacket. We've got great vacation packages for every kind of budget, and reservationists are ready to take your calls and questions. This weekend, the very popular Rock on Ice team returns to Mt. Crested Butte for an ice carving festival in celebration of the holiday season. World Champion carvers will fill the base of Crested Butte Mountain Resort with sparkling ice sculptures during the days, and will amaze the audience with their performance ice sculpting show on Saturday night. Crowd involvement is a must, so bring your family and friends and get ready to “Rock on Ice”! Also this weekend, Crested Butte Mountain Resort will be kicking off the new DC Southwest Series. Come out to see the elites demonstrate alpine snowboarding. Riders will be hitting the slopes to compete in slalom and grand slalom. This new series is open to all amateur riders; men and women. The top riders from the DC Southwest Series will qualify to compete in the USASA National Championships. For more information call 970.349.2217. We've got it all...snow, rock and roll, something for the family and competitive winter sports, not to mention a base area that is easy to navigate and find whatever you need. Make your way here, and I'll see you on the hill!
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