Tag: Crested Butte
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Guide to visiting Crested Butte: A quintessential mountain town in remote Colorado
Crested Butte is a quintessential Colorado mountain town with a rich history and excellent opportunities for outdoor activities. The town might be referred to as ‘scrappy’ by a storyteller, as it was known as “the town that wouldn’t die” after the mining decline. It now has a historic district with a reputation as Colorado’s wildflower…
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This cabin from the 1800s is home to one of Colorado’s most intimate fine-dining spots
At the end of a long road that dead ends in a remote mountain valley, travelers will find the 1,600-resident town of Crested Butte. One of the most picturesque places in Colorado, regardless of the season, one might expect a town this small to lack in great dining options – but that couldn’t be farther…
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Dog found after 27 days of being lost in the mountains
The Crested Butte community has been following along with the search for a missing dog named Kaiya for 27 days and at long last, good news was shared related to the situation. According to a post on the Crested Butte Community Forum Facebook page, Kaiya was finally reunited with her owners on October 18 after…
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Colorado photographers offer tips and places for fall colors
Matt Payne is a fifth-generation Colorado native who knows very well the beauty of this state. He knows, having climbed the state’s highest 100 peaks between 2008 and 2018. That’s when he got serious about photography, inspiring his full-time profession today. Nothing inspires him quite like fall. “It’s far and away my favorite time,” says…
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New trail to popular lake in Colorado
Where mountain bikers once joined vehicles on a busy road to reach a beloved lake in Colorado, now they have a trail of their own. Builders with Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMA) recently finished the Lake Irwin Trail — a 2-mile stretch of singletrack roughly paralleling the dirt road to the scenic destination for picnicking,…
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Vail Resorts announces target opening dates for Colorado ski resorts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts on Wednesday announced target dates for opening some of Colorado’s premier ski destinations. That includes Keystone Resort, one of the state’s first ski areas to open. Mid-October is the aim for the owning…
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Colorado statewide housing market shows price drop for condos
After months of stubborn price increases that had driven away buyers, Colorado’s housing market is now seeing some modest price reductions — with the trend being more evident for condos and townhomes than for single-family homes. Following a report last week of declining prices in metro Denver, the Colorado Association of Realtors is tracking a similar…
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Photo gallery: Admiring Colorado’s wildflowers in places famous and foreign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, near Aspen, The Gazette’s photo editor drove up Castle Creek. “I’d probably driven by that turnoff a million times,” Murdock said, reflecting…
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This might be Colorado’s craziest ski race, and it might be dying
On a bluebird afternoon last March, Rachael Miller found herself trudging uphill on skis she had never worn before — telemark skis of a bygone era — while dressed in an ode to Axl Rose. There on the North Face of Mount Crested Butte, other costumed racers in matching, clunky skis surrounded her. “You’re passing…
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Powder to the People: The ski bums’ last stand | Vince Bzdek
I see signs everywhere this season. It’s either a ski bum uprising or the last gasp of a dying boho lifestyle. Probably both at the same time. For the first time in decades, ski patrollers went on strike this winter. The walkout in January at Utah’s Park City Mountain, owned by Vail Resorts, lasted nearly…