Crested Butte, CO - A huge storm moved into the West Elks over the weekend dropping 28” of new snow on Crested Butte. Combined with today’s bluebird skies, the latest snowfall made for epic conditions and huge grins around the resort. It's been an incredible week, with 10 inches falling in the last 48 hours and 28 inches falling in the last seven days.
Aside from pleasing locals and guests, the conditions were timed exquisitely for competitors in The 30th Annual Prater Cup and the 19th Annual Subaru Extreme Freeskiing Championships. The Subaru Freeskiing Extremes lived up to the hype again this year with the mounting snowfall pushing the event into day 4 while Crested Butte Ski Patrol worked to provide safe conditions. Local superstar Caleb Mullen nabbed a third place finish in the men’s category, just behind top finishers Griffin Post and Cliff Bennett. Vail local Claudia Bouvier stomped her way down a beautiful pillow line, known as Hand Rail, for a first place finish among the women.
The two hundred 11 and 12 year old speed racers in The Prater Cup rose to the challenge of the heavy snow as they mixed up their home teams and regrouped based on performance level. The kids learn to cheer on their new teammates for the weekend in the Super G, Slalom and GS while vying for a chance to qualify for the J4 Rocky Mountain Championships.
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