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Council accepts Baxter Gulch trail easement The Town Council voted Monday, October 18 to accept the easement for a new Baxter …
Read More »CBMR getting jump on winter season, major renovation
Snowmaking fired up October 26 Hello winter! As of 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Crested Butte Mountain Resort was reporting 23 inches of …
Read More »Town Council lukewarm to idea of proposed tax increase
Look for more cutbacks in service The idea of a small property tax increase went over like a lead balloon with …
Read More »Storm brings feet of snow, variable conditions to the local backcountry
Snowboarder caught in Mt. Baldy avalanche It’s on. Locals are returning from the mountains bragging of early-season face shots. Yeah, we’re …
Read More »Heroes in our midst
“The odds of this happening are very, very small” More than three months have passed since 21-month-old Gore Otteson nearly drowned …
Read More »Mt. Emmons Moly Co. seeks exemption from watershed regs
“They have to follow the same rules as everyone else” The company hoping to conduct studies determining the feasibility of mining …
Read More »County commissioners split on plan for Creekside Subdivision
Proximity to Slate River at issue Ted Colvin’s Creekside subdivision, bordering the Slate River south of Crested Butte, squeaked out an …
Read More »What’s the big deal with Baxter Gulch?
Part one of a two-part series: The Past (Editor’s Note: We asked freelance journalist and 1% for Open Space executive …
Read More »Council moves forward with idea of municipal campground
Looking for a partner The Town Council wants to slowly move forward with building a new Crested Butte campground on the …
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