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“I think the boots go on now” Crested Butte Community School second grade teacher Stevie Kremer closed out her 2011 distance …
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 »There’s a new playbook in the Crested Butte council chambers
Getting a new Town Council is sort of like fielding a new football team at the start of a season. That …
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 …
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