Crested Butte

Win tickets to see Kraddy tonight at the Bluebird

Tonight at the Bluebird Theater, Kraddy is kicking off an eight-night Colorado run with Ana Sia that will include stops in Crested Butte, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Ft. Collins, Vail, Breckenridge and Telluride -- in that order. Tonight is the only night in Denver, so you know it's going t ... More >>

Santa on the Slopes

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Best places to watch each stage of the USA Pro Challenge cycling action

NBC and NBC Sports will be airing thirty hours of USA Pro Challenge coverage next week as the country's biggest pro cycling event returns to Colorado for its second year, but die-hard fans will want to see the action firsthand, and it's a great excuse to see some of Colorado's coolest towns go all o ... More >>

Couples taco-eating contest at Mezcal and other Valentine's Day events

Couples looking for an off-the-wall activity tonight -- those hungry for more than love -- should check out Mezcal's Couples Taco-Eating Contest, in which the competing couple that eats the most tacos (filled with either chicken or mixed veggies) wins a $150 gift card and a trophy. Although the rost ... More >>

Snow shortage postpones Junior Freeskiing Tour stop in Crested Butte

Snow Show fashion.​A blizzard of snow business is about to hit Denver with the start of this week's Snow Snowconvention, and it's now snowing in the high country. But it's too little, too late to keep the Junior Freeskiing Tour on schedule.

New Year's Eve 2011 Denver: ten best mountain celebrations

​What better time to take advantage of this city's proximity to the beautiful Rocky Mountains -- and some of the best skiing in the world -- than New Year's Eve? Keep reading for our list of the ten best ways to celebrate New Year's, mountain-style.

Top five ways to break out your bike this weekend

​Get the lead out! Will he? Won't he? As of this writing Lance Armstrong hadn't yet tweeted his intention to compete in the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday (he pre-qualified by winning the Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey on July 31), but one of the gnarliest events in Colorado will b ... More >>

Crested Butte couple creates a treehouse community in Costa Rica

Finca Bellavista​Erica and Mateo Hogan, a couple from Crested Butte, wanted to create a tropical paradise. "It was very muddy four or five months out of the year in Crested Butte, so we were thinking of buying some property somewhere warm to wait out the muddy season," Erica says. And after sloggi ... More >>

Lance Armstrong wins Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey mountain bike race

Photo by Alex Fenlon, fenlonphoto.com, courtesy Crested Butte Mountain ResortLance Armstrong wins the Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey, qualifies for the 2011 Leadville 100​Look out, Leadville 100 competitors: Lance Armstrong is coming for you again after winning yesterday's Crested Butte Alpine O ... More >>

Crested Butte Land Trust Wine & Food Festival kicks off today

​Beautiful Crested Butte is hosting its annual Crested Butte Land Trust Wine & Food Festival, showcasing amazing cuisine with wines from around the country, the Celebrity Chef Tour and more; events run through Sunday, July 24. For more information, go to www.crestedbuttewine.com. For informat ... More >>

Women & Wine, tequila dinners, Summer Brew Fest and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There's a lot of wine on this week's culinary calendar -- but you'll also find beer, tequila, pesto and cherry pie. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead:

Flower Power

Mountain Bike Hall of Fame hosts Crested Butte Bike Week opening bash tonight

​The 31st annual Crested Butte Bike Week gets underway today with Alison Gannett's Rippin' Chix Mountain Bike Camps for women ($35 per session; $95 for the singletrack skills workshop) and a 6 p.m. "Night at the Museum" kick-off party at the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, 331 Elk Avenue.

Putting the Earth In Its Place

Today in Stoke: Dream ski porn job opening at Matchstick Productions

MSP crew celebrates 2010 Best Film win at the Powder Magazine Awards. Photo via SkiMovie.netApply now for a chance to be in this picture next year.​Crested Butte-based Matchstick Productions (ski porn filmmakers extraordinaire) picked up its 7th Movie of the Year nod in January at Powder Magaz ... More >>

Staycation: Colorado's best dog-friendly hotels for you and your mutt

Hotel Columbia​Admit it, you have become one of those crazy dog people. Every time you go on vacation, the sight of your little buddy's puppy-dog eyes gets you in the gut, ruining your Colorado getaway before you even leave. Why not exchange good old-fashioned guilt for a healthy dose of shame ... More >>

South of Banff

Today in Stoke: U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships at Crested Butte this week

​Crested Butte Mountain Resort celebrates 20 years of hosting the U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships this week, a truly extreme action sports event that predates the X Games and other extremism in sports lexicography by about four years. The resort bills itself as "the birthplace of Big Mou ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Forecast calls for snow all week

Photo via SkiCB.comGreetings from Crested Butte, reporting nearly a foot of new snow this morning.​If you're planning a holiday ski vacation, you might want to go ahead and start it early: It snowed all weekend at most Colorado resorts, and it's expected to keep coming down until Thursday, whi ... More >>

The Edge: Westword's Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011

Crested Butte Parties for the People

This weekend: Crested Butte hosts the Denver FIVE and more

A Flickr photo​The Crested Butte Annual Arts Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, August 1; among the fabulous culinary offerings are cocktail seminars, gourmet dinners and free demonstrations. But the real draw is tonight's five-course dinner prepared by the infamous Denver FIV ... More >>

The Dirtiest Dirty 30

Way to Grow

Resolute Run

A Beaut in the Butte

The Edge: A handy calendar of winter events

And Colorado's prettiest town is... you must be joking

​It's been at least a week since our fair state made it on any Most Livable, Charming, Fittest or Drunkest list. So thank heavens for the folks at ForbesTraveler, the "luxury travel authority from inspiration to reservation." Its latest ingenious and largely predictable compilation of "America ... More >>

Crested Butte Land and Trust Food and Wine Festival uncorks today

The first day of the four-day Crested Butte Land Trust Food and Wine Festival uncorks today. And unlike some local food and wine festivals where our homegrown chefs are snubbed, the Crested Butte powwow, which includes wine seminars, wine walks, chef dinners, grand tastings and gourmet picnics, par ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 23 edition

Lori MidsonFogo de Chao may specialize in meat, but that pie looks like just what I needed.  Today in Cafe Society: -Denver welcomes a new Brazilian steakhouse. It looks like a great spot to take a vegetarian on a date. -Crested Butte Land and Trust Food and Wine Festival is underway. -That c ... More >>

Just Add Flower

The blooms are abundant at the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival.

Go for the Gold!

Slim Cessna's Auto Club hits the road with Reverend Horton Heat

Photo: Gary IsaacsBefore heading off across the pond for a sizable nineteen-day jaunt through Europe in April, Slim Cessna's Auto Club will be crisscrossing Colorado in the company of the Reverend Horton Heat. Kicking things off at the Ogden Theatre this Friday night alongside Reno Divorce, the band ... More >>

Run for It

Carry a Torch for Christmas

Get lit at one of several torchlight parades in the mountains.

Bridging the Gap

Fat Chance

Veni, Vidi, Vinotok

Get rid of your grump in Crested Butte.

Short and Sweet

Fat Tired Out

Celebrate mountain biking in Crested Butte.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Pranks for the Memories

What they did on your summer vacation.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Burn One Down

Crested Butte lights up for the Progressive Bonfire Dinner

Walk on the Wild Side

Wildflowers are boomin’ and bloomin’ at the annual Crested Butte gathering.

Best Festival Dedicated to Flower Power

Wildflower Festival

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