Crested Butte

Tucked away in the Colorado Rockies, Crested Butte is a little piece of heaven on earth.

The last true ski bum’s haven in Colorado, maybe the Rockies. Romantically unchanged; great music festivals, big air competitions in the middle of main street in town, the Mayor himself gets drunks and hucks himself off the kickers during snowboard/ski competitions.

Funky, ecclectic food (Secret Stash, Ginger Cafe), watering holes at every corner, and better slopes, though much fewer, than Aspen, Vail and Breckeridge. Matchstick Productions (Ski Movie) and Two Planks Productions are based right in town.

As a bonus, the Butte hosts world class mountain biking; switchbacks and single tracks to make you puke as well as easy sage rides through the valleys. The single tracks take you through golden Aspen groves in the fall. The last three weeks of September are the best biking weeks here. If you’re up for it you can even ride all the way to the Maroon Bells near Aspen (30 or 40 miles). Some locals do that trip three times in one day.

Men’s Journal magazine just published a big write up on Crested Butte and Mayor Allen Berhnholz (? not sure on that last name). This town of 1,500 is in threat of becoming another ski resort town, so if you go, please leave it like you found it!

i want to live near here, or someplace similar.

went for a week once, never wanted to leave

I went on a snowboarding weekend in Crested Butte. Great time! Super people, nice little town for shopping.

went for spring break this year…sickest ski resort in the lower 48 for terrain.

the mountains are spectacular. the town is great as well. lots of nice places to eat at. skiing is more suited for the experienced skiers, the double black diamonds, etc… but don’t be intimidated. it’s a great spot for a winter break, and the ski instructors are really, really good.

Most of the entries here are about skiing, but CB is a decent mountain biking destination too. It has a fairly short season, since it has such a long cold season, but it’s got some great stuff. The MTB Hall of Fame is here, too (although it’s not as fancy as the title might make it out to seem).

I was only here on a day-trip from Aspen in the summer years ago, but so worth it! I especially recommend stopping in at the Crested Butte Brewery for a White Buffalo Peace Ale. A slice of heaven on earth.

As a totally neurotic New Yorker who can’t ski worth a damn, I still say you must go to Crested Butte. Not only is it beautiful, but it’s a lot of fun with great places to walk, shop, eat, drink and meet. And then you can go home and tell people that you communed with nature.

Terrific Skiing, fly-fishing, and hiking. I wish I was casting a few lines right now. . . . .