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For some reason, off-season snuck up on me this year. With pond skim chatter and the annual spectacle of the last …
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Editorial
Transitions…
We are in transition mode in many respects. The ski area closes Sunday (it was a good season) and the major …
Read More »The big squeeze on both sides
The Mountain Theatre’s executive director Harry Woods made an interesting point at the Crested Butte Town Council meeting last Monday. He …
Read More »March Madness…crowds, ADUs and snow melt
As I sat in the coffee shop in Mt. Crested Butte Monday morning after skinning up the hill, it was madness. …
Read More »Shifting sands in the valley
Shoveling driveway snow Monday morning, I scraped up what looked like desert sand that had blown in on the super-strong Sunday …
Read More »And the winner is…
Did Donald get handed the wrong envelope? It sure seems at the first glance of his budget that he announced the …
Read More »Loving winter – Stand up for the ski
I want it to snow and never stop. I want the drifts to turn to tunnels that form a warren from …
Read More »Drive market shift should mean a shift in thinking
The recent holiday weekend was busy—but the accents were different. It used to be that any long weekend or spring break …
Read More »Sad! Rain in February, berms everywhere, and the passing of General Hal Moore
It would be easy to do a whole piece on Donald’s Trump’s “sad” tweets, so maybe some other time. Someone needs …
Read More »Keep the momentum with STRs but don’t forget the real meat and potatoes
While ultimately making some headway and admitting they have a tough “political” decision regarding possible limits on short-term rentals (STRs) in …
Read More »Reaman responds to being called a TURD
Reaman suffering from TURD behavior? Dear Editor: Your editorial dated January 27… Where was your moral outrage over Obama’s “If you …
Read More »Perhaps the best thing to do with the STR ordinance … is nothing
Several Crested Butte Town Council representatives, especially long-serving councilman Jim Schmidt, keep lamenting about how the short-term rental (STR) issue is …
Read More »Don’t let Trump’s lying turn you into a zombie
Based on the logic of the new Trump administration, I would say Saturday’s Crested Butte Women’s March was Big League. Bigger …
Read More »Why I Marched
The day after the election, I did something I’ve never done following a U.S. election: I cried. I don’t cry easily, …
Read More »Things to think about between storms
It’s not easy being on a sunny beach when literally feet of fluffy powder are falling on the High Lift for …
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