Happy New Year from Crested Butte Colorado! I want to thank everyone that helped make 2008 another great year to be a part of such an amazing community of people in one heckuva mountain town! Crested Butte is still the Last, Great Colorado Ski Town and all of us that live or vacation in the Butte know… Read More

Good day from snowy Crested Butte, In what is shaping up to be a repeat of last ski season’s ridiculous snow fall totals, Crested Butte Mountain Resort reported today that we’ve received 103 total inches of snow this season with 6 feet of it dropping over the last 10 days. The skiing is phenomenal –… Read More

Hello from very snowy Crested Butte, The impact of the $55 million Gunnison/Crested Butte school district bond (3A) passing this year is beginning to be felt around the valley. The school district will be granting $43 million worth of construction business which will include improvements and expansion to the area’s six school facilities. Work is planned to begin soon… Read More

Good day from Crested Butte, Details of the big Triple Peaks (owners of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Mt. Sunapee and Okemo) buyout are becoming clear. It appears the deal will impact day to day operations at our ski resort minimally. The real impact? Triple Peaks and CBMR now have a very serious capital owner/partner to bolster operations and expansion. The… Read More

Good day from snowy Crested Butte, Okemo Mountan Resort in central Vermont, Mount Sunapee in southern New Hampshire and Crested Butte in southwestern Colorado will be sold today. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the three resorts owned by the Mueller family, will be sold to CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., (CNL) a… Read More

Good day from Crested Butte, If you live on the West Coast and want to experience Crested Butte without the headache of flying into Denver and then over to Gunnison, be sure to take advantage of the new air service via the Salt Lake City hub to Gunnison/Crested Butte airport on Delta Air Lines! Flying on a jet… Read More

Good day from the "little ski town" of Crested Butte, The December issue of Travel + Leisure magazines recommends five ski towns that "hold true to their local roots."  Here they are: Crested Butte, Colorado, in the Elk Mountains, where you’ll find steep, rugged terrain and Victorian houses but no chain restaurants. Waitsfield and Warren,… Read More

Good day from Crested Butte, As the 2008-2009 ski season nears, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) just announced a very nice airfare deal into Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport. With its partnership with American Airlines, CBMR’s special airfare is now available for guests coming to ski in Crested Butte this winter. Bucking the travel trend, American Airlines is… Read More

Good day from snowy Crested Butte, The snow is falling, pre-ski season bookings are steady and visitors are about to enjoy some serious direct winter jet service to Gunnison from various major cities around the United States! The ski area opens at Thanksgiving! And, in the face of the national credit crisis and Wall Street… Read More