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View Crested Butte Real EstateSlump Mutes Call of the Wild As Joblessness Dims Conservationist Ardor, Ski Trails Loom for Colorado Mountain
The promise of new jobs amid a recession is weakening the resolve of some rural residents to keep wildlands from development.
That dynamic is evident around this historic mining town of about 1,650, which had long opposed a ski-resort expansion from nearby Mt. Crested Butte to the neighboring national-forest lands of Snodgrass Mountain.
2009 Best Places to Stay in North America – Crested Butte
2009 Best Places to Stay in North America – Crested Butte
MINI TOUR: Snapshots of Crested Butte and Gunnison
A glance at my watch finally clued me in: it was the Noon Whistle. I never found out if this was a holdover from the past, signaling lunch for shift workers, or a modern test of the town’s emergency preparedness. It was just one of many subtle moments that I experienced and enjoyed in Crested Butte and Gunnison.
Ski Magazine on Crested Butte, CO – America's Last Ski Town?
One day last April, at dusk, a wide pink cloud began billowing over the town of Crested Butte, Colo. Red desert sands were blowing in from Utah’s eastern edge, and the sky had turned almost sepia, as if the Wicked Witch herself were about to broom in at any moment.
Crested Butte-Gunnison Valley-Looking Back
Last Friday marked the end of the first decade of the 21st Century. We thought it only proper to recap some of the events, people and issues that shaped the past 10 years in the Gunnison Country. It was an eventful time.
Town council ready to write neutral letter over Snodgrass
A new letter from the town of Crested Butte will be sent to the Forest Service concerning the debate over Snodgrass. The council on Tuesday directed the staff to come up with a “neutral” letter that doesn’t editorialize the position of the town on the issue.
CBMR’s Snodgrass appeal passed on to California Deputy Forester
A Forest Service officer in California has been assigned the chore of reviewing Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s appeal of the decision to not allow lifts on Snodgrass Mountain.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort New 11-5-09
Well, no one said it would be easy. Unfortunately, the Forest Service has just notified Crested Butte Mountain Resort that their request to enter into the final NEPA process for the Snodgrass Expansion has been declined. The reason? Lack of community support.
Crested Butte Real Estate Market Update 7-27-09
Just a quick Crested Butte market update. Total sales from January to the end of June this year for single family homes and condos in the upper valley had totaled $39,248,707. Really not that bad, and exactly on par with midyear last year. The exciting news comes in the first three weeks of July of which $6,138,000 worth of condos and single family homes sold and a whopping $17,742,399 was put under contract.
Crested Butte Real Estate Market Update 5-13-09
We have had a great winter season with some signs that the Crested Butte market may have begun the healing process. Many short sales and foreclosures are in the process of being purchased by some savvy investors and the majority being end users who have wanted to invest in the Crested Butte market for years.
Crested Butte Real Estate Market Update 2-9-09
The Crested Butte real estate market is picking up as incredible deals are being purchased by savvy investors. What was once thought ridiculous offers are now being accepted due to the fact there are many foreclosures (latest list attached) and bank owned properties available.
Crested Butte Real Estate Update 10-22-08
There was quite a lot of activity this summer in the Crested Butte area considering the status of the national real estate market and financial markets.
Crested Butte and National Real Estate Update 8-25-08
Update on the Gunnison/Crested Butte real estate market sales and property values, plus news on the National Real Estate Market. There are strong signs that our sluggish market of the last two years is coming to an end.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort News 6-1-08
Crested Butte Mountain Resort confirms to airline flight to the Gunnison Valley. Crested Butte will now have more direct flights to make traveling to the ski resort more convenient.