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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Crested Butte Mountain Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Crested Butte Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Butte) has measured 1 in. of snow since Oct 1, 48% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 0 in.

Measured at the Butte SNOTEL station (10,190 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
1 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
48%
of the 23-winter mean, 2.1 in. · 36% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
1 in.
Oct 12 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
0 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +1 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 1 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.8 in. by this date, 33% above the 30-winter normal of 2.1 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 23 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 2.1 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 4).050100150200OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 23-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 2.1 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 4).

The last 9 seasons

Measured snowfall, newest first. Powder day = 8 in. or more in a day.

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured95 in.312
2024-25365 days measured143 in.542
2023-24366 days measured126 in.502
2022-23365 days measured181 in.602
2021-22365 days measured118 in.412
2020-21365 days measured105 in.451
2019-20366 days measured126 in.441
2018-19365 days measured176 in.526
2017-18365 days measured106 in.451

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked01530Oct6Nov17Dec28Jan24Feb21Mar20Apr13May6Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct6 in.7.5 in.(125%)
Nov17.1 in.18.1 in.(106%)
Dec27.7 in.25.1 in.(91%)
Jan24 in.22.1 in.(92%)
Feb21.3 in.22.5 in.(106%)
Mar20.4 in.21.8 in.(107%)
Apr12.9 in.11.6 in.(90%)
May5.7 in.4.6 in.(81%)
Jun0.1 in.0.2 in.(200%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.3 in.0.8 in.(267%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 7.5 in. in Oct, 25% above the 30-winter normal of 6 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 4.6 in. in May, 19% below the 30-winter normal of 5.7 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.2 in. in Jun, 100% above the 30-winter normal of 0.1 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.8 in. in Sep, 167% above the 30-winter normal of 0.3 in.; both are shown.

How to read this page

Daily new snow is the positive change in snow depth at the station from one day to the next, after PeakCam’s quality control. Settling and melt make it a floor on what fell, never a ceiling, so a season total here will read lower than a resort’s own snowfall figure. A snow day is one inch or more; a powder day is 8 in. or more, the same threshold as the powder alerts.

The normal band is the station’s own: the middle half of the 23 most recent complete winters, with the mean dashed. The recent-decade line uses only the last 10; when the two disagree by more than 10% the page says so rather than picking one. Percent of normal on the resort page is a different number (snow water equivalent against the 1991–2020 median). How the history and normals are built.