Cover- Skier: Tom Runcie // Photo: Dave Kozlowski Photography // January 9th, 2017
Crested Butte, located just outside of Gunnison in Western Colorado was forced to shut down operations Monday after receiving too much snow.
The resort had a whopping 47 inches of snowfall last week, and the late Sunday Storm brought 18 more inches by Monday afternoon. With a combination of the wet snow causing avalanche danger in steeper areas of the resort, combined with lift issues (then mechanics getting sleds stuck on their way to fix said issues)- it was safe to say the mountain needed a time-out from the madness.
Schools, shuttles from Crested Butte to Gunnison, and even government offices all closed as a result of the storm. With more snow expected this week, it may just be time to make that last minute trip to Colorado!
Crested Butte, located just outside of Gunnison in Western Colorado was forced to shut down operations Monday after receiving too much snow.
The resort had a whopping 47 inches of snowfall last week, and the late Sunday Storm brought 18 more inches by Monday afternoon. With a combination of the wet snow causing avalanche danger in steeper areas of the resort, combined with lift issues (then mechanics getting sleds stuck on their way to fix said issues)- it was safe to say the mountain needed a time-out from the madness.
Schools, shuttles from Crested Butte to Gunnison, and even government offices all closed as a result of the storm. With more snow expected this week, it may just be time to make that last minute trip to Colorado!
