WE'RE SPECIAL | Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado

WE'RE SPECIAL

ACCOLADES:

We are very proud to be recognized by these prestigious travel industry leaders. Sure we have great historic towns, fantastic skiing, abundant epic trails, exceptional recreational waters and a way of life we call "pure & simple." But, it's really about the people who live here, their pioneering spirit, love of adventure and welcoming nature. You are invited to be our guest!

2012 Gunnison-Crested Butte – Doctors Park, near Almont and Trail 401, Crested Butte – Two of the Top 10 Best Colorado Trails/Mountain Bike Magazine

2012 Crested Butte - #15 in North America/Ski Magazine Annual Reader’s Survey

2012 Crested Butte - 10 Best Summer Festivals Crested Butte Wildflower Festival by OutsideOnline.com

2012 Crested Butte - America’s Best Mountain Towns by Men's Journal

2012 Gunnison-Crested Butte - #20 in Top 50 Bucket List by Outside Magazine

2012 Crested Butte - Top 25 Ski Resorts in the World by National Geographic

2011 Crested Butte - Top 20 Ski Resorts (#15) by Ski Magazine

2011 Crested Butte - Top 20 Ski Resorts (#9) by Conde Nast Reader Survey

2011 Gunnison - 10 Best Colleges in the US for skiers, Western State College by ESPN

2011 Crested Butte - 10 Best Ski Resorts for Families by Forbes

2011 Gunnison - 101 Best of the West by American Cowboy

2011 Crested Butte - "Top 5 Mountain Towns" by AAA Northern California's Via Magazine

2010 Gunnison-Crested Butte "America's Greatest Fall Color Drives" by Travel + Leisure

2010 Gunnison - "Pioneer Museum Outstanding Contributions to Colorado History" by Denver Posse

2010 Crested Butte - "Ten Great Trips for Older Skiers" by AARP Magazine

2010 Crested Butte - "Best Nightlife" by 2011 Outside Magazine Buyer's Guide

2010 Crested Butte - "Ten Soaring Ski Resorts in the World" by Woman's Day Magazine

2010 Crested Butte - "The West's Best Ski Towns...Most Charm" by Sunset Magazine

2009 Crested Butte- Bike Magazine North America Reader Survey - Best Destination, Best Climb, Best Tight n' Twisty Trail and the 401 Trail is one of the top 3 trails in North America

2009 Gunnison-Crested Butte - "20 Best Places to Live the West" by American Cowboy Magazine

2009 Crested Butte - "Top 10 Family Ski Resorts" by Sherman's Travel

2008 Crested Butte - "10 Best Towns in America" by Outside Magazine

2008 Crested Butte - "Top 10 Dream Towns" by Sunset Magazine

2008 Crested Butte - "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

2008 Crested Butte - "Top 20 Ski Towns" by SKI Magazine

2008 Crested Butte - #1 Best Steeps, #8 Best Trees & #10 Best Powder" by Skiing Magazine

2008 Crested Butte - #3 Top Ski Town by Ski.net

2008 Crested Butte - "America's Best Small Ski Towns by Travel + Leisure Magazine

2007 Gunnison - "50 Best Adventure Towns" by National Geographic Adventure Magazine

WHAT GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE FANS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT US:

"Hands down, Crested Butte is my favorite Colorado mountain town and I was positively giddy to ski Crested Butte Mountain Resort for the first time. - Amber Johnson, Editor, MileHighMamas.com

Nothing is too far away, and a free bus system links the mountain with the town and surrounding amenities like the large Nordic ski center and even the city of Gunnison, county seat and home to the airport, about 35 miles south. - Larry Olmsted, USA Today

Crested Butte, buzzing with everything from international vacationers to dreadlocked locals, was more "hang ten" surfing attitude than "snow bunny" fashion show, making it a comfortable and colorful place for serious Michigan skiers and families to visit. And did I mention it's affordable? - Michael Patrick Shiels, Lansing State Journal

The Taylor River is the mantelpiece fishery of this region. ... The river immediately below the dam is the trophy water where you'll see shocked anglers holding trout that look like as big as plump mannequins. - - Mark D. Williams, Amarillo Globe-News

Although it's small, with a population of just 5,400, Gunnison lays claim to both supreme outdoors access and the oldest buckin'-bronco-and-horse-racing rodeo in Colorado. This creates that familiar Western culture clash. Just walk into any coffee shop and you see it: the spandex-clad professional adventure racers and Olympians mixing with the Wrangler-wearing ranchers. - Erinn Morgan, Mountain Bike

The 28-mile downhill cruise from Crested Butte and Gunnison provides a glimpse of the region's ranching heritage and the raw beauty of the landscape. As the road drops, stands of aspens gradually give way to large cottonwoods along the valley floor. The Highway 135 route is never far from water, first shadowing the East River and then, at the confluence in Almont where the Taylor River flows in, the Gunnison is born. - Tim Johnson, AAA Colorado EnCompass

Zack Wooden, Fayetteville, AR when asked by the Crested Butte Weekly what he liked best about Crested Butte said, "The quaintness and the skiing."

Jessica and Brad McIntyre of Dallas, TX when asked by the Crested Butte Weekly what their favorite thing about Crested Butte was, said, "It's laid back, not made over or built up like other resort towns. It's unique." When asked what's your favorite experience here said, "It's just a great place to bring the whole family."

"You can't get much farther away from the world's troubles than this high-altitude hideaway, located in one of the most remote parts of the Rockies." Gene Sloan, USA Today

"Once you're there, you don't want to go home." Greg Detrinco, Ski Magazine

"Gothic brings together Colorado's mining history with cutting-edge, modern-day science. Not only is Gothic a uniquely preserved old Colorado mining town, it is home to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, on of the world's largest and oldest independent field stations." Ian Billick, Director, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

"Concerning the designation of the Crested Butte area as the wildflower capital of Colorado... be it resolved by the senate of the Fifty-seventh General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That the Crested Butte area is hereby designated the Wildflower Capital of Colorado."

"The closest you can come to a wilderness experience in a passenger car." A Forest Service Ranger describes the West Elk Loop Scenic & Historic Byways excerpt from "Elk Mountains Odyssey" by Paul Andersen and Ken Johnson

"Crested Butte has never shied away from a party." Scott Willoughby, Denver Post

"Crested Butte, to quote former silver miner John Hahn, ‘just gets a hold of you.' Maybe it's the enveloping mountains, at once awesome and inviting or the Victorian mining town, an unbroken link to a romanticized past. Maybe it's the people, open and friendly, or the recreational bounty. Or perhaps it's all of these, plus some intangible quality to this place and its people, a sense of caring, heartiness and irreverence, a connection to the Earth and each other." Excerpt from "The Edge of Paradise," by Sandy Fails

"The key to understanding the Gunnison Country has been and is geography. When one thinks of that region, he has images of high mountains, perpetual sunshine, fly-fishing on clear streams, skiing the champagne powder on Crested Butte Mountain, running raging rivers in the spring, watching the aspen turn to gold in the fall, and having the opportunity to be alone in a mountain paradise." Excerpt from "The Gunnison Country" by Duane Vandenbusche

"So many beautiful scenic views we take for granted...that all changes when you don't have that to wake up to every morning! Oh how I miss that mountain air!" Christy Farmer, Kansas City, MO

"Living in CB is a Kiss and a Hug everyday!" Carter John Price, Denver, CO

"How I took the beauty and grandeur of this place for granted is beyond me. Looking forward to being back in July for Cattlemen's" Evan Steel, Orlando, FL

"One of the best places on earth!" Eric Shaw, Denver, CO

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