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December 20, 2012

Winter arrived in Crested Butte!

Matt Evans is in there somewhere. Photo: Nick Matisse.

With four feet of snow from the last storm and -20 degree temps this morning, it’s safe to say that winter is finally here.  Video and photo proof below.

This storm was perfectly timed with finals week, so Western student-shredders Matt Byrne and Sam Degenhard got after it in the backcountry and on the resort in this sweet edit:

Finals Week is for Nerds from Matt Byrne on Vimeo.

Here are a few shots Nick Matisse took while the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team was having pow slashing practice:

Let it snow!  Looks like we will be bluebird for the rest of the week, but might have some action developing Sunday night.  Check our weather for real-time conditions!



About the Author

2. Will Dujardin
Will Dujardin is our content editor at West Elk Project. He competes in big mountain competitions and coaches the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team. Skiing is his life and he likes to mix it with other fun things like DH mountain biking and traveling.




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