CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Few mountain towns are as stunning as Crested Butte. Located in the Central Rockies, Crested Butte is known as the “wildflower capital of Colorado.” Although Crested Butte is a ...

This state’s mountain towns all share recreation-inspired lifestyles, accompanied by their own beauty and unique culture. They are not all cut from the same cloth, however. “Crested Butte was founded ...

If Crested Butte didn’t invent mountain biking, mountain biking would have had to invent Crested Butte. There’s a tableau familiar to anyone who’s driven north along Colorado Highway 135, where the ...

I’m just back from my second ski trip to Crested Butte Mountain Resort in as many years, and I’ve also had the pleasure of visiting in the summer, when residents go mad for mountain biking and all ...

In a single day, Crested Butte experienced four different avalanches, showcasing that when conditions look like something ...

Smith will be competing in ski mountaineering during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy in February after winning the World ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) - Vail Resorts announced on Monday that they will acquire Crested Butte and three other ski areas outside Colorado. Consolidation has been a theme in the skiing industry in ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When chef Anthony Nelson talks about fire, he doesn’t mean it metaphorically. Each afternoon around 2 p.m., ...

Mount Crested Butte owes its existence to a massive volcanic episode that roiled Colorado 30 million years ago. —Photo by Terri Cook The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado.