The short days of November and December can be harsh. The sun sinks behind Gibson’s Ridge about the same time Little …

The winds of change are stirring up the mix. I rode my bike up here Monday and got out the uphill …

First a big “thank you” goes out to everyone running for the Crested Butte Town Council. It can be a high-profile, …

(We will look at candidate endorsements next week after we complete our questioning of the candidates. This week we look at …

Let’s start with the reassurance that the town of Crested Butte’s drinking water was never contaminated from a “spill” at the …

As part of Monday’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort presentation to the Crested Butte Town Council on its proposed ski area expansion, …

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change.”  There is plenty of change happening right now. …

Crested Butte doesn’t have what we would call a “Festival Season” like, say, Telluride. We do have events (think Vinotok and …

Fall colors It was a bit of a surprise to see a dusting of white on the high peaks Tuesday morning. …

Motorcycles: It wasn’t just the number of emergency vehicles responding to an accident by Crested Butte South Saturday night that foretold …

This valley obviously isn’t the only nice place in the country being inundated with more and a different kind of visitor. …

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on …

As schools have started up in other places, we can all feel the pressure release. There are fewer campers, bikers and …

The good: Taking a meandering and relaxed “Anti-Strava” bike ride Sunday it was great to appreciate the deep blue sky, the …

I can’t keep writing about the increasing people numbers and the impacts of more people coming here. But I will once …