CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT HONORED BY NSAA FOR BEST MARKETING AND GUEST SERVICE PROGRAMS IN 2009-2010

Friday, May 7th, 2010

The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), the trade association for ski area owners and operators, has recognized Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) with its Overall Best Marketing Program and Overall Best Guest Service Program awards for 2009/2010 in the 250,000 to 500,000 skier visits category.

Over the Weekend in Crested Butte: Delivering the goods at the 36th Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill Race

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

An extremely fun time was had by all last weekend at the annual Al Johnson Race on the North Face of Mount Crested Butte.

Many Crested Butte Community Members Puzzled at the Snodgrass Mountain Decision

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

For the last few months we’ve been covering the story of Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s desire to expand lifts onto neighboring Snodgrass Mountain, and the Forest Service’s rejection of their application. This issue has gone back and forth it seems for months, between appeals, counter-appeals, petitions etc. One of the main issues to community members right now is a lack of understanding.

National Real Estate Market News – 6 housing trends in a still-shaky market

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The drama is nearly over. After a decade of extremes — the ebullient highs of the real estate boom, then the devastating lows of the bust — calmer forces are beginning to prevail in the housing market.

Yonder Mountain String Band coming to Crested Butte, March 27th

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Yonder Mountain String Band coming to Crested Butte Alright everyone, come on over to Crested Butte March 27th and enjoy one of the biggest bands to come to Crested Butte in recent years.  Have some fun in the sun skiing all day and then kick back at the base area and listen to some great [...]

LIZZIE SIEBERT AND MILES HONENS WIN DAY TWO OF THE US JUNIOR EXTREME FREESKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Crested Butte, CO

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Crested Butte, CO—Today, February 18, 2010, the second and final day of the U.S. Junior Extreme Freeskiing Championships was marked with challenging conditions on Sock-It-To-Me venue. Despite exposed terrain the young athletes still threw down fast, fluid lines.

Colorado athletes dominate at Crested Butte stop of Subaru Freeskiing World Tour

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Whether you were here to watch everyone rip it up in the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour or shred up the fresh two feet of snow we just recently had dump on us, it was one of the best Crested Butte winter weekends of all time.

World’s best freeskiers head to Crested Butte – Subaru Freeskiing World Tour

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Come on down to Crested Butte this weekend for the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour.  Always an excited time in Crested Butte when the hardest of hard skiers come and tear up our mountain.  There is really nothing like it.  The snow conditions are great and the extreme skiing is covered well but still the most [...]

National Real Estate News – Where’s housing headed? Follow rents

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

It may not be the most widespread measure of housing prices, but if you want to follow a powerful driver, look at rents.

Colorado resort towns wrestle with collecting taxes – Crested Butte

Monday, February 15th, 2010

When Elizabeth Smith first listed her three-bedroom Crested Butte home on VRBO.com in 2000, she was one of five Crested Butte homeowners on the website offering private nightly rentals directly to vacationers.

Today, she is among 200 Crested Butte homeowners peddling pillows on VRBO.com. There are 100 more up the road in Mount Crested Butte and dozens more down-valley.