Crested Butte calls first snow day for schools since 1970.
 

When a ski resort town calls a snow day, including the ski resort itself, it's a snow day. You can go to the link for pictures that are less impressive than it sounds, presumably because people have been shoveling and plowing steadily. But that's still a lot of snow.

http://kdvr.com/2017/01/09/bullseye-...uried-in-snow/

GUNNISON COUNTY, Colo. — Gunnison Valley Schools closed Monday for the first time since 1970 because of the extreme amount of snow that is continuing to accumulate.

Western State Colorado University in Gunnison also closed its doors.

Roughly 6 feet of snow have fallen in the past seven days in Crested Butte. And another 30 inches of snow could fall by Thursday morning.

The Crested Butte ski resort closed early on Monday out of concern for guests and employees.

“Wet and heavy snowfall combined with increasing winds has led to the closure,” officials said on Twitter.

Pussification of America continues.

All this snow and rain in Colorado, California, Seattle, and even places like Arizona is really helping knock down the drought.

Oh, I don't know. That picture of snow piled up to the bottom of a stop sign is pretty impressive.

Putting this on my list of places to never consider going to.

more importantly...who in the **** named that town?

Good news, am thinking about visiting the area in a couple of months.

Never heard of a butte before?

http://i.imgur.com/ATpPuG3.jpg

Admittedly, it's not as creative as the people who named Elephant Butte, New Mexico, which is one of my favorite place names in the country.

And.... Crested Butte is out!

There is a great little dive joint on the main street that makes some killer tamales.. Cant remember the name of it though.

http://www.teocallitamale.com/


Here it is... Place is killer!

I like Big Buttes and I cannot lie....

It would awesome to hit the slopes with that much fresh powder. A skiers dream.

Just don't fall - you might not be found until May!