2012-13 Ski Season Just Around the Corner in Crested Butte

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Greetings from Crested Butte Colorado,

Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) started making snow on the ski mountain last week and we have a promising forecast of natural snow this weekend! If you live in a ski town like Crested Butte, this is an exciting time of year. The prospect of a good, snowy winter puts everyone in a good mood. Of course, I rode my mountain bike this week in sunny, 57 degree weather (November 8th) so we simply take what we get from Mother Nature in this little Colorado mountain town of ours!

Ski Free With Lodging – November 21 – December 19, 2012
CBMR is doing good things to promote our upcoming winter tourist season. “Opening Day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort is almost a rite of passage, one that deserves to be shared with as many skiers and snowboarders as possible,” explains Scott Clarkson, vice president of sales and marketing. “Everyone loves free skiing which has been synonymous with CBMR since the early 1990’s. To further the tradition after Opening Day guests can ski for free with a lodging stay through Dec.19 at participating lodging properties in Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and throughout the Gunnison Valley. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy.” This package is only available through Crested Butte Vacations. Call them at 1.800.810.7669 Check out other 2012-2013 lodging, travel and skiing deals for Crested Butte highlighted in this article by the Examiner.com.

Low-cost Winter Flights Into The Montrose Airport
CBMR also announed a marketing partnership with Allegiant Air this week. Allegiant Air will provide two flights a week from the San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix markets, with starting fares as low as $113 one-way from Oakland International Airport and $83 one-way from the Phoenix Mesa Airport. By joining marketing efforts with Telluride, CBMR and other Gunnison Valley businesses would be represented on the Allegiant Air web site.

Visit Allegiant Air’s Travel Booking Site

Telluride Crested Butte Ultimate 6 Pass

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Telluride Ski Resort have teamed up to offer the Telluride Crested Butte Ultimate 6 Pass, a 6-visit pass good for 3 days of skiing and riding at Crested Butte and 3 days of skiing and riding at Telluride. The TCB Ultimate 6 Pass sells for just $399 or $66.50 per day, about a 30% discount. Once the first 6 visits have been used, additional days may be added on at each ski resort at a 20% discount off the single-day window rate. The TCB Ultimate 6 Pass is available in limited quantities until December 15, 2012 exclusively through Liftopia. To purchase, visit Liftopia.com.

Spotlight: Recent Real Estate Sales in Crested Butte
Our local real estate market is clicking along nicely. We’ve realized almost $80 million in sales so far in 2012. This equates to 165 homes and condos sold year-to-date.

15 Buckhorn Way
3800 sft., 3-bedroom home at Buckhorn Ranch sold for $1,100,000.

113 White Stallion Circle
2200 sft., 3-bedroom home at Buckhorn Ranch sold for $520,000.

32 Elk Avenue
Remodeled,1300 sft., 2-bedroom home dating to the 1800s, sold for $650,000.

817 Elk Avenue
6000 sft. home site in town sold for $370,000.
View My Other Significant Sales In Crested Butte.

The Anti-Ski House Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?
Will rustic chic give way to mountain contemporary? For some owners it already has. Interesting Wall Street Journal website article about a trend we’re experiencing in ski resort real estate markets around the West.

The Anti-Ski House

Thanks for reading today!

Channing Boucher
Broker Associate
Benson Sotheby’s International Realty

Contact Channing at 970-596-3228 or via his website.

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