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.

Spring mountain biking through wildflowers and aspen trees in Crested Butte, Colorado.

Spring mountain biking in Crested Butte

Written on June 1, 2022. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Spring. Leave a Comment

Planning a spring mountain biking trip to Crested Butte? Spring in the Gunnison Valley brings early-season wildflowers and a growing list of mountain biking trails that have melted out and are ready...

Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison, Colorado.

Blue Mesa Reservoir is open for summer 2023

Written on May 26, 2022. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Spring, Summer, Visit.

Blue Mesa Reservoir, located just a few miles west of Gunnison on Highway 50, is a scenic Colorado lake with an abundance of recreational opportunities. After a snowy winter, Blue Mesa is expected to...

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...

JSX Jet Service

Written on May 16, 2022. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Summer, Visit, Winter. Leave a Comment

Direct flights to Gunnison / Crested Butte, Colorado. JSX is a hop-on jet service that’s faster on the ground, more comfortable in the air, and competitively priced. Honored by the Airline Passenger...

Gravel Biking in Gunnison and Crested Butte

Written on May 13, 2022. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Spring, Summer, Visit. Leave a Comment

Gunnison and Crested Butte have hundreds of miles of biking, including road biking, mountain biking or gravel biking. Though Crested Butte and Gunnison are known for mountain biking, gravel biking has...

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,...

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