Ways to donate
- Preferred: Send a check to Crested Butte Avalanche Center, PO Box 2351, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224.
Write your business name in the memo line. - Or donate online with the button below.
Why Sponsor the CBAC?
We live, commute, and recreate in the deadliest state for avalanches. Since 1950, there have been 270 avalanche fatalities in Colorado, nearly twice that of any other state. Crested Butte has a notoriously tricky snowpack, with persistent weak layers that often plague our mountains all winter long and catch unsuspecting victims by surprise, sometimes weeks after a storm. Backcountry use is exploding in popularity in the Gunnison Valley, and both locals and tourists turn to our product to stay safer during the winter.
Not only do your donations help our non-profit center to match strides with the public’s increased need for accurate and useful weather, snowpack, and avalanche information, but they serve to bring your business more visibility. Several years ago, CBAC redesigned our website, and visits have nearly doubled since then, with 329,000 views last season. Two-thirds of these users are from outside of our valley. Our social media followers continue to increase by about 10% each season. And we work hard to keep our content updated and pertinent to the daily issues with our snowpack. Our daily email list has grown to over 700 users. And we still stick to our roots, with forecasters reading the forecast on our two local radio stations every morning.
Your donations have had a tangible effect in the last few seasons. Thanks to your contributions, last winter we were able to increase salaries for our valuable forecasters which has allowed us to increase our field days and YouTube content. Our team has grown to 3 full-time highly qualified forecasters, and the quality of our product reflects this, with a strong emphasis on media to demonstrate our avalanche concerns and travel advice. The amount of media content on our website quadrupled this year, with 330 photos, videos, or profiles of avalanche or snowpack observations. Public observations continue to grow. In addition to our daily avalanche advisories, our center hosts several outreach and educational events, with an estimated 30% increase in attendance last year alone. And this season we are launching a CBAC app to keep our mobile users in the loop when they’re on the go. Your sponsorship allows us to continue to make a positive impact on our community.
Interested in sponsoring the CBAC? Click here to download our 2024-25 Sponsorship Kit.
Contact Than Acuff for more info.
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