The Top 9 Ski Runs at Crested Butte, CO Brought to you by Gunnison Crested Butte Tourism Crested Butte, CO opens for the 2022-2023 ski season on Wednesday, November 23rd. With some early-season snowfall in the Elk Mountains and snowguns blasting, it is lining up to be another epic ski season. Crested Butte has a wide variety of terrain for any ability level and is especially known for its expansive […] Featured Article Dominic Gawel | November 15, 2022 2 Comments
Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado: Thoughts and Tips The project to reintroduce the grey wolf to Colorado is taking shape. Two years ago a public vote was held in favor of wolf reintroduction and following preparations by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), plans are becoming more concrete, with the proposed map for a release of several packs including popular ski areas like Aspen or Crested Butte. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 9, 2022 6 Comments
Could Wolves Return to Aspen, CO, and What Impact Would It Have? Last week Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released its draft plan for the release of grey wolves in Colorado. Following a public vote on November 3, 2020, in favor of the release, CPW is planning on finalizing plans by December and starting the reintroduction of grey wolves on Colorado’s Western Slopes this winter. Proposition 114 (State Statute 33-2-105.8) instructs the […] Julia Schneemann | September 26, 2022 9 Comments
Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier Lists are inherently wrong no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well…I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing and I ranked […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022 30 Comments
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The 15 Highest Ski Resorts In Colorado Colorado is synonymous with skiing. CO sees more skier visits than any other US state. The Centennial State is home to over 25 ski resorts and tons of elevation. In fact, Colorado owns most of the highest elevation ski areas in North America. Here are the top 15: *** #1 – Silverton Mountain, 13,487 ft #2 – Telluride, 13,150 ft #3 […] Mike Lavery | September 3, 2021 2 Comments
WATCH: 1996 U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships This video of the 1996 Red Bull U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships, with commentary from Rod Elisha and Sandy Santucci, is the best thing you will see today. The event took place on some of North America’s steepest in-bounds terrain, at Crested Butte, Colorado, and features legendary skiers including Shane McConkey and Wendy Fisher. The ’96 Championships were hosted by Budweiser […] Featured Video Jesse | August 10, 2021 1 Comment
For Nearly 100 Years, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Has Sought Answers to Our Changing World Located a few miles outside of Crested Butte, CO, is the town of Gothic, home to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). What began as a mining town in the late 1800s has turned into the epicenter of biological and climate research. Silver was mined in the 1880s, and at its height, the town of Gothic had 1,000 people and […] Brains Joseph Puetz | July 27, 2021 0 Comments