Tag: things to do

Best Wildflower Hikes in the Gunnison Valley

Written on June 27, 2025. Posted in Blog, Home Page Articles, Summer, Visit.

Many of Colorado’s best wildflower hikes are in the Gunnison Valley. Over 1,500 types of wildflowers grow in Gunnison and Crested Butte, creating a palette of color throughout the valley. With millions...

The rim of a canyon in the fall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of Colorado's least visited National Parks.

Things to do in western Gunnison County

Written on March 28, 2025. Posted in Blog, Fall, Home Page Articles, Summer, Uncategorized, Visit, Winter.

A massive swath of public land covers the valley between the West Elk Mountains and the San Juan Mountains in western Gunnison County, Colorado. This lightly visited area is ripe for exploration via...

A large Christmas tree positioned in the middle of a downtown street

12 Reasons to Spend the Holidays in Crested Butte and Gunnison

Written on January 29, 2025. Posted in Blog, Visit, Winter.

Spend the holidays in Gunnison and Crested Butte and experience the charm of these cozy mountain towns. Crested Butte is nestled among snowcapped peaks, giving the colorful town a snowglobe-like look....

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...

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,...

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