Crested Butte + Gunnison Valley Blog

Crested Butte and Gunnison Summer Guide

Written on June 26, 2020. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Summer, Visit.

Summer 2024 is here in Gunnison and Crested Butte! We love the long warm days for Colorado summer activities that include hitting the trails. Crested Butte and Gunnison have 1200+ miles of trails, 750...

A guide and a family of four paddle through a wave in the river.

Rafting in the Gunnison Valley

Written on June 10, 2020. Posted in Blog, Spring, Summer, Visit.

River Rafting, Kayaking and Stand-up Paddleboarding (SUP) in Crested Butte, Almont and Gunnison The Gunnison Valley is home to a treasure trove of rivers and lakes to explore. With fewer crowds and...

Photo of Mountain Biking in Gunnison Valley

Gunnison Valley Opens to Tourists: To Mask or Not To Mask?

Written on May 28, 2020. Posted in Blog, Visit.

Update: As of 6/8/2020 anyone indoors in a public space or in a situation where 6′ of social distance can not be maintained is required to wear a mask in Gunnison County. Colorado Summer Vacation...

Gunnison County Opening to Visitors on May 27

Written on May 26, 2020. Posted in Blog, Visit.

Last week I wrote about several reasons why we should be hopeful about a stronger economic recovery than many other mountain destinations. One, we are not driven by special events, and we know large...

Gunnison Valley Raring To Get Back to Business

Written on May 15, 2020. Posted in Blog.

2020 was off to a great business start when the plague hit the valley and the ski area closed mid-March. January valley lodging revenue was +6% vs January 2019. February grew a whopping 23% vs. the...

Now That We’re Starting To Relax Restrictions, Can We Relax?

Written on May 9, 2020. Posted in Blog, Visit.

OK, so our lodges get to open for business on May 15. That seems like a fake date to me, as homeowners and residents will be the only ones allowed to rent a room then. On May 27, assuming we keep the...

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