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Buttermilk

CO · Elk Mountains

Mountain stats

Trails
44
Lifts
8 (3 HS chair)
Base elevation
7,870 ft
Summit elevation
9,900 ft
Annual snowfall
200" / yr
Snowmaking
27%
Difficulty mix
35%Beginner
39%Intermediate
26%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park· 2

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
81°/50°F
Mostly Sunny
5 mph SE
Wind
0"
24h new
Sunrise 6:42 AM Sunset 7:26 PM12.7h daylight UV 7.6 — wear sunscreen

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
81°/ 47°
💨 5 to 10 mph SSW
Wed
Sep 9
81°/ 46°
💨 0 to 10 mph NE
Thu
Sep 10
82°/ 48°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Fri
Sep 11
80°/ 48°
💨 5 to 10 mph SW
Sat
Sep 12
79°/ 49°
35% precip
💨 5 to 10 mph SSW
Sun
Sep 13
76°/ 46°
44% precip
💨 5 to 15 mph SW
Mon
Sep 14
74°
36% precip
💨 5 to 10 mph SW
Tue
Sep 15
77°/ 46°
💨 8 mph S
trend
Wed
Sep 16
80°/ 52°
40% precip
💨 9 mph SW
trend
Thu
Sep 17
70°/ 54°
37% precip
💨 8 mph S
trend

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