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Rustic Crested Butte’s Chic Drink Destination: Dogwood Cocktail Cabin

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:28:53 +0000

[caption id="attachment_153" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mixologist Phoebe Pedersen is a mad scientist behind the bar at the Dogwood. Photo Courtesy of Dogwood Cocktail Cabin."][/caption] Onthesnow.com discovers the chic Dogwood Cabin in Crested Butte: "Two terms not often found in the same sentence: Fancy and Crested Butte. The isolated Colorado resort is more known for its laid-back appeal and incredibly difficult terrain. Somehow the three-year-old Dogwood Cocktail Cabin successfully mixes the finer things in life with the rustic nature of the central Rockies resort. Continue reading →

Fresh snow in Crested Butte

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:20:17 +0000

A wet Pacific storm delivered widespread snow across the entire state of Colorado, with 17 inches in Crested Butte. Continue reading →

Crested Butte Mountain Resort opens for the season, Wednesday, Nov 23

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:47:00 +0000

CBMR celebrates its 50th birthday on opening day with free lift tickets, games, prizes and live music

Crested Butte is famous for its parties, costumes and light-hearted nature and opening day 2011 will be no different. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) celebrates opening day and its 50th birthday in style with free skiing for every guest. Opening day also heralds the resort’s annual ‘first chair celebration’ when local kids line up hours before the resort officially opens to make the very first turns of the season. This year the resort will have three chairlifts, two Magic Carpets, twelve trails and one jib park for opening day. The birthday fun continues throughout the day with party games, live music, and birthday cake.

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The deadline to purchase discounted Crested Butte season passes is fast approaching

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000

Early season pass prices expire on September 23

Early season pricing expires on September 23, 2011 for 2011-2012 pass products and mountain cards from Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR). With a range of season-long options available, including pass products for guests wanting to ski unlimited days this season to someone looking to enjoy the mountain for a few days, CBMR encourages enthusiasts to take advantage of the lowest pricing available for the coming season. Early season pricing includes Platinum and Gold passes, as well as the multi-day mountain cards products, online or on-site at the resort’s Pass Office.

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Crested Butte Zip Line opens

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:14:13 +0000

Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) opened its new on-mountain Zip Line Tour adventure on June 29, 2011 for both summer and winter thrill seekers. It is now the only resort to offer winter canopy tour operations in the state of … Continue reading →

Chainless World Championships today

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:40:54 +0000

The Chainless World Championships (CWC), take place in Crested Butte today (Friday, June 24) . Though Crested Butte has held a chainless race in years past, this is only the second incarnation as a world championship race. The race kicks … Continue reading →