Gunnison Crested Butte Blog

On this page you'll find seasonal trip reports, travel tips and local stories from the Gunnison Valley. It’s a great place to learn more about our region of Colorado as well as to find inspiration for your next adventure.

Summer MTB in the mountains surrounding Crested Butte.

Crested Butte vs. Moab

Written on June 23, 2022. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Spring, Summer, Visit. Leave a Comment

Trying to decide between Crested Butte vs. Moab for your next mountain bike trip? Crested Butte, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, are two of the best places in the world to mountain bike. Both destinations...

Awesome Trails in Crested Butte You’ve Never Heard of

Written on June 20, 2022. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Summer, Visit. Leave a Comment

Crested Butte is famous for being the home of Colorado’s best mountain bike trails. The classic alpine trails in Crested Butte (like Trail #401 and Teocalli Ridge) consistently top the lists of best...

A man rides a mountain bike through the aspens in Crested Butte, Colorado.

Who is the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association?

Written on May 26, 2022. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Stewardship, Summer. Leave a Comment

Written by Dave Ochs, Crested Butte Mountain Biking Association executive director Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMBA) was established in 1983 in Gunnison Valley, Colorado, and is the oldest...

Mountain biking at Hartman Rocks in Gunnison, Colorado.

Intermediate Trails at Hartman Rocks

Written on April 28, 2022. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Spring, Summer, Visit. Leave a Comment

As you’re planning your spring or summer mountain biking trip to Crested Butte and Gunnison, you’ll undoubtedly hear about how great the bike trails at Hartman Rocks are. Hartman Rocks Recreation Area,...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Written on March 3, 2022. Posted in Blog, Fall, Spring, Stewardship, Summer, Winter. Leave a Comment

Written by Brandon Diamond, Gunnison area wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public Lands in Crested Butte and Gunnison My relationship with Gunnison and Crested Butte began in earnest...