A Brief History of Crested Butte Colorado A former coal mining town now called The Last Great Colorado Ski Town, Crested Butte was named because in 1873 a geologist named Ferdinand Hayden was on expedition surveying the Elk Mountains and from the top of what is today known as Teocalli Peak referred to present day Crested Butte… Read More
Crested Butte Community Calendar of Events for the 2012 Ski Season
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Crested Butte Colorado Community Calendar of Events for 2012 Ski Season DECEMBER 2011 1 Backcountry Film Festival, Crested Butte Center for the Arts 1 Western State College Flute Choir Concert, Quigley Recital Hall, Gunnison 1-9 Bob Maurer Watercolor Exhibition, Crested Butte Center for the Arts 2 Night of Lights, Downtown Gunnison 2 First Friday… Read More
Recent 2011 Media Highlights for Crested Butte Colorado
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Crested Butte has received some very nice attention from the popular media in recent weeks. If anything, its fun to read how the rest of the world perceives our community and our lifestyle. Enjoy. MySanAntonio.com published this article about Crested Butte’s lifestyle and the winter recreation scene. View Article The Glenwood Springs Post Independent just… Read More
Promising Real Estate Sales Trend Continues in Crested Butte
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
View This Month’s Crested Butte Real Estate Adviser Issue #8 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Afterglow If you were in Crested Butte for Stage 1 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, you witnessed a historical sporting event for our little mountain town. It seemed like everyone had the pro bike race fever and the event lived up to all… Read More
Article: Cruising Through The Colorado Rockies
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Borrowed from Kate Siber and Budget Travel article about Crested Butte. See complete article at their website here. Cruising Through The Colorado Rockies You won’t get shot if you order an appletini at Kochevar’s, but you won’t make many friends, either. Kochevar’s is a hardscrabble beer-and-whiskey joint in Crested Butte, Colo., and it has been since it opened… Read More
Crested Butte Market Reaches 100 Sales Year To Date
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Local Home and Condo Sales Activity Up 30% Read The Crested Butte Real Estate Adviser Issue #7 The market for real estate in Crested Butte is self-correcting. In the face of a deep selection of homes and condos listed for sale and a steady stream of bank owned property deals hitting the market, many… Read More
Thin air a boon for life expectancy
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Borrowed from Allen Best of the Durango Telegraph TELLURIDE – Is living at higher elevations actually healthier? A new study suggests that’s the case. The study found that 16 of the 20 counties with the highest life expectancy were in Colorado and Utah, at a mean elevation of just under 6,000 feet. Compared with those… Read More
Ski Resort Real Estate Markets Making a Comeback
January 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hello from snowy Crested Butte! The story of this year’s ski season? Lift ticket sales are up, jets are flying skiers to our resort and the snow is stacking up everywhere. The resort received another 12 inches of snow just before New Year’s Eve giving CBMR a season-to-date total of over 15 feet of the… Read More
Ski Area Citizen’s Coalition Ranks Crested Butte 6th in Colorado
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ski resorts across the west improved environmental ratings for the fourth year in a row during the recession according to the 2010/2011 Ski Area Environmental Report Card, released each year by the Ski Area Citizens Coalition. The 82 ski resorts scattered throughout the West saw an average improvement of 2% in their overall scores. Rating… Read More
Ski Channel TV Tells It Like It Is In Crested Butte for 2010-2011
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Borrowed from The Ski Channel TV Network and Kristian Hansen Snow Cat Skiing, Food & Drink, Locally-Crafted Skis & More Terrain. There’s already plenty happening in Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colo., but its always refreshing to announce new happenings that involve snow cats, great food and brew, locally-made skis and new runs to ski and ride. Snow Cat Skiing… Read More
