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RIDING THE EQUINOX:
Vinotok Godmother Marcie Telander oversees the Saturday parade to the trial of the Grump. Spoiler alert: it ended in fire. For more photos see page 16. photo by Robby Lloyd
Sherpa climbers bring Everest stories to Crested Butte
“Sharing our culture and connecting our mountain community to Nepal” [ By Kendra Walker ] This week in a sold-out gathering, the Crested Butte community has the unique opportunity to hear firsthand stories from Sherpa climbers who have summited Mount Everest and learn what it…
Titans volleyball cruises to Homecoming win
“Our goal was to show our school and community how good CB volleyball can play” [ by Than Acuff ] The Crested Butte Titans volleyball team made the most of their Homecoming match cruising to a straight set win over Mountain Valley on Thursday, September 17. Unfortunately, they…
Cross-country lassos top 10 results over weekend in Gunni
Two-week training block on tap [ by Than Acuff ] For the first and only time this season, the Crested Butte Titans cross-country team was able to race in the Gunnison Valley as they headed to Gunnison for the Mountaineer Cowboy meet on Saturday, September 19 posting a couple of…
Crested Butte Titans soccer drops two over past week
“The biggest goal is to find out how badly this team wants to find success through adversity” [ by Than Acuff ] It was a tough week for the Crested Butte Titans boys’ soccer team both on the road and at home as they dropped two games including a hard-fought Homecoming match. The…
What to do in Colorado this week: 3 mountain festivals and a soap box derby in Keenesburg
Plus: The Crested Butte Film Festival, the inaugural Songwriters Festival in Durango and the annual Smalltown Gathering in Salida
Better safe than sorry when it comes to Whetstone timing…
Safety doesn’t always come first in this valley — it’s part of our “brand.” Did you really choose to summit that peak in a lightning storm because you were so close, or ski that chute just after the three-foot dump in a windstorm cleared? We all know people who did, and it…
Pedestrian safety near Whetstone housing is a concern
Underpass won’t be ready until end of next summer…but units could be ready to rent in January [ by Mark Reaman ] Figuring out how to safely allow the first tenants of the new Whetstone community housing project near Brush Creek Road to access the RTA bus transit system is a…
Mineral Point on verge of accepting renters
County backing out, VOA backing in… [ By Mark Reaman and Katherine Nettles ] Gunnison County has decided to not be the property manager for the Mineral Point housing project that is getting ready to open in Crested Butte across from the Gas Café. The 34-unit project is targeted…
CB debates design freedom outside historic districts
Is ugly the same as quirky? [ By Mark Reaman ] During the second work session on updating design standards with the Crested Butte town council and members of the Board of Zoning and Architectural Review (BOZAR) on September 8, the biggest debate was over how much to regulate…