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

Reported at 5:00 AM Thursday, December 17, 2009
Weather Conditions
Current Temperature:	6°F
Yesterday's High:	33°F
Weather:	Partly Cloudy
Wind:	SE at 3 MPH
Snow Conditions
New Snowfall:	Base: 0 Mid: 0 Top: 0 (last 24 hours) Base: 2632 Mid: 2642 Top: 2681 (last 48 hours) Base: 2647 Mid: 2657 Top: 2702 (last 72 hours)
Total Snow Depth:	Base: 43 Mid: 43 Top: 43
Snow Surface:	Powder, Packed 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 (Open on the weekends.) The High Lift West Wall Lift
Special Announcements
There's still plenty of powder out there!!
Announcements
A happy Thursday morning skiers and riders! Today is Thursday, December 17th, 2009 and it's already shaping up to be a beautiful day in the Butte. Temperatures are expected to reach a comfortable 30 degrees today and stay that way through Friday. There is a chance for snow today, lasting through tomorrow, then skies will clear up for the weekend. With the 33 inches of fluffy white powder that fell on Crested Butte this past week, the weekend is looking brighter than ever! Take your pick on any of the 4 lifts open, including Silver Queen Lift, Red Lady Express, Paradise Lift and the Magic Carpet, leading you to a total of 48 trails, 40 of which have been groomed. You can enjoy 329 skiable acres, 260 of which have been groomed, and are set on a powder-packed 43 inch base. 49% of the mountain is open today, consisting of 48% beginner and intermediate terrain and 54% advanced terrain. Keep your ears and eyes perked as the ski patrol, groomers and snow makers are working diligently day and night, opening more terrain every day! On top of phenomenal skiing and riding, there are a number of spectacular events happening throughout the entire holiday season here at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Rock on Ice is back! From December 18-21, be amazed as two of the world's most renowned carvers create larger than life sculptures of animals, holiday characters and other figures out of ice. Come check out the dazzling ice sculpture garden in the courtyard at Mountaineer Square. If the amount of snow isn't reason enough to visit, how does buy one get one free airline tickets sound to you? Listen up, as this deal is so amazing you might need to hear it twice before you believe it! For only a couple more days, you can buy one airline ticket and get one free! Fly nonstop to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport on United Airlines and enjoy all the powder your legs can handle. This one-time offer is available only through Crested Butte Vacations, so don't wait and call them today at 1.800.810.7669; where there are plenty more deals going on right now that are mouth dropping unbelievable! With great snow, amazing terrain, and exciting events going on, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is the place to be this holiday season!
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