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Making CB the new “it” location The Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce hosted a winter tourism forecast on Thursday, …
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CBMR ready to open for a new season of skiing
Ski resort planning big party for opening day As if skiing for free on opening day weren’t enough, Crested Butte Mountain …
Read More »Local physician making impact on world stage
Believe it or not, there is a big world outside of Crested Butte. But for some, that world is literally the …
Read More »Snowmaking in full swing at CBMR for November 23 opening
Ski free on opening day The snowpack is forming on the streets, winter parking rules are in effect and snowmaking is …
Read More »Winter airline sales picking up but fewer seats flying into valley
Watching marketplace carefully Last September, the Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) and Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) noted that airline …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte negotiating over Wildhorse foundations
No guarantees from new owner A deal to fix problems associated with five exposed foundations at the Wildhorse Subdivision in Mt. …
Read More »EPA approved remediation plan for Standard Mine superfund site
Work could begin in 2013 After five years of studying the old Standard Mine site south of Scarp Ridge, the Environmental …
Read More »Winter Butte Bucks receives support from both councils
$50 in local Bucks for $40 American The popular Butte Bucks program will be coming back in December for the sixth …
Read More »Slow start to elk seasons gives way to “gangbusters” third season
“Weather is certainly a factor in that” After what Division of Parks and Wildlife (DPW) district wildlife manager Chris Parmeter characterized …
Read More »Exploratory drilling for copper and moly approved near Tomichi Creek
Drilling likely to begin next summer The Gunnison County Planning Commission has approved a proposal for exploratory drilling near White Pine, …
Read More »Town to make changes to winter snow removal plan
No snow banks on Elk this year If we are lucky and this winter is as bountiful in terms of snow …
Read More »Gunnison County: A pretty darn good place to live say the people
We’d like more jobs, though For the second time, Gunnison County contracted with the National Citizen Survey to find out just …
Read More »County lowers affordable housing fees
No comparison to Crested Butte Gunnison County has updated its workforce housing linkage fees to reflect more current economic realities in …
Read More »County wants more scrutiny for low altitude training flights
Ignoring sage grouse “extraordinary and unacceptable” The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners has drafted a letter addressing low-altitude flight training proposed …
Read More »Reclamation Realized
More than 11,000 cubic yards of coal removed. Seventeen different species—15,450 individual plants—set into the ground. More than 125 pounds of …
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