WELCOME TO A CRESTED BUTTE SUMMER. Summer at 9,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains is different than a stereotypical summer everywhere else. Yeah, there are a few places to get some hot lake time in the valley, but you won’t…
Hike: Brush Creek When: Mid-June through late-July The gentle, well-packed and wide trail provides a little bit of everything for the wildflower seeker. Hikers can…
It’s summer in Crested Butte, which means events abound for all to enjoy — from live music and fundraisers for local nonprofits, to history tours…
“It’s about bringing the world to our little corner of the mountains” BY KATHERINE NETTLES “For one week each summer, Crested Butte becomes a place…
By Tyler Hansen Eating dinner in the laundry room isn’t my preference, but sometimes it has to be done. Years ago, I was playing music for a private party in a house that looked like something out of Succession. The…
By Aimee Eaton Before we ever picked up fly rods, we caught fingerlings in a Tupperware. Wading through the shallows of a mountain creek, pants soaked above the knee, denim turned dark navy blue, we’d herd small schools of shimmering…
Trail building, advocacy and a life of adventure in Crested Butte BY KATHERINE NETTLES Don Cook was a trail blazer in the truest sense. He built his first trail in 1980, connecting some cow trails along the old railroad grade…
by Katherine Nettles Crested Butte summers are about appreciating the little (and big) things this remarkable corner of the Rockies has to offer. The easy…
Whether you recognize her as ski racing Olympian and big mountain freeskiing trailblazer, proud mom and cheerleader of two boys, or as DJ Red bringing…