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.

Colorado Stargazing

Written on January 24, 2025. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Summer, Visit, Winter.

The Gunnison Valley’s location in the mountains makes it optimal for Colorado stargazing. Low light pollution, millions of acres of public lands and small populations create great conditions to see...

A skier skis the front-side extreme terrain at Crested Butte on a bluebird day.

A guide to the front-side extreme terrain at Crested Butte

Written on January 8, 2025. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Uncategorized, Visit, Winter.

Directly below the peak lies the Crested Butte extreme terrain on the front-side. This cluster of precipitous, double-black-diamond ski runs hugs the west end of the ski area. These chutes are the easiest-to-access...

Colorado fat biking on a sunny winter day with a mountain in the background.

Press release: 2025 Borealis Fat Bike Worlds returns to Crested Butte January 24-26th, 2025

Written on January 7, 2025. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Press Release, Visit, Winter.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2025 Borealis Fat Bike Worlds returns to Crested Butte January 24-26th, 2025 10th anniversary event brings the best of fat biking back to its roots for three-day festival Crested...

A snowboarder hucks a rock during the Natural Selection Tour DUEL at Crested Butte in 2024.

Natural Selection Tour returns to the Gunnison Valley in 2025

Written on December 17, 2024. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Uncategorized, Visit, Winter.

After two exciting DUELS in Colorado’s Gunnison Valley in 2024, the Natural Selection Tour will return to Eleven’s Irwin Cat Skiing near Crested Butte in February 2025. Top photo: Emma Crosby’s...

Skiing the North Face at Crested Butte on a powder day.

A guide to skiing the North Face at Crested Butte

Written on December 13, 2024. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Visit, Winter.

The North Face at Crested Butte contains the mountain’s most challenging terrain. This is what people talk about when they talk about skiing at Crested Butte. Situated around 11,000 feet in elevation,...

a person skiing at crested butte mountain resort

Nonstop Chicago Flight to Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport

Written on December 12, 2024. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Visit, Winter.

United is offering a new nonstop flight from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Gunnison-Crested Butte Airport (GUC) starting in winter 2025! This flight will be offered from February 15 to March 31, 2025. Skiers...

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