Crested Butte: An Awesome Mountain Hideaway

Crested Butte is a great Colorado Ski Town, as different from those other overcrowded interstate highway resorts as you can get.

Crested Butte may be harder to get to than those other resorts but worth the trouble because once here, a visitor really has a sense of "having gotten away from it all."

The town boasts one of Colorado's largest National Historic Districts, with charm impossible to convey in words. Although "sophisticated" and "charming" are words synonymous with Crested Butte, this doesn't mean the town hasn't kept a bit of its irreverence.

Crested Butte is the only North American home of Club Med, "The Granddaddy of All-Inclusive Resorts," Club Med Crested Butte, is an all-inclusive family destination and ski village, providing meals, beer and wine, ski school, mini club for the kids, lodging and lift tickets. After only two years of operation, slope-side Club Med Crested Butte boasts the highest guest satisfaction scores worldwide.

What's New At Crested Butte Mountain Resort in 2003

Following an unprecedented three-way land exchange in November 1998 that preserved more than 7,000 acres of open space, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) received 420 acres of national forest land adjacent to its current property boundaries. "Prospect at Mt. Crested Butte" with its breathtaking wilderness views and ski-in, ski-out access, have earned it the label of "hottest resort property in the country." The overwhelming interest in the single-family estate homesites is from people genuinely drawn to the area's open space, Crested Butte's nightlife, multitude of family activities and ultimately, the surrounding beauty that engulfs "Prospect at Mt. Crested Butte."

In June, John Norton was hired by Crested Butte Mountain Resort as President and CEO. John is back in our valley after ten years with the Aspen Skiing Co.--- most recently as chief operating officer, managing four mountains, three hotel properties, including the five-diamond/five star Little Nell. John and his wife Robin, are "psyched" to be back, and John looks forward to "reminding mountain lovers everywhere of the great towns and mountains on Colorado's Western Slope. It's worth the trouble to get here for that sense of getting away from it all." Edward Callaway says, "John has the brightest marketing mind in the business and he has been extensively involved in every aspect of running a ski resort, including operations, ski school, marketing, communications and sales. We are fortunate to have an individual as talented as John Norton join our company to help Crested Butte achieve its significant potential."

Also new this year, Continental Airlines is offering daily non-stop jet service from Houston to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport. United Airlines will continue to offer weekend jet service from Denver International Airport (DIA) to Gunnison/Crested Butte. United Express will also continue to offer up to five daily connections year-round from Denver to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Airport. American Airlines offers non-stop flights from Dallas to the Montrose Airport, a 2-hour transfer to the Crested Butte ski resort.

A Snowdeck Park ("mini-terrain park") for kids will be added to the base of Keystone Lift with new Salomon Snowdecks available for rental until 8:00 p.m. The Snowdeck Park is open to all skiers and riders and will feature 2 railslides, a box jump, quarter pipe, lights and music.

Twister Warming House will reopen after a one-year hiatus as the Ice Bar & Restaurant offering a new, upscale look and a new taste. If pampering is your pleasure, visit the Ice Bar and Restaurant which will be offering fine dining for the sophisticated palate. Serving appetizers, salads, unique lunches and decadent desserts. Enjoy a specialty martini or a glass of fine wine at our deckside Ice Bar, hosted by Crested Butte's own sexy servin' ice babes!

The ski resort will also re-open one of the base area's premier slope-side bar-restaurants. The new Hall of Fame Bar & Grill, located in the Treasury Center building, has an expansive deck perfect for great food, après-ski celebrations, live music, and "themed" parties to be hosted there daily, plus pool tables, video games and TVs. The Hall of Fame will be the ultimate gathering place for après ski for locals and guests and is named after the famous Mt. Crested Butte extreme run visible from the restaurant's deck. Great breakfast items, as well as a fabulous lunch menu, with appetizers, salads and unique sandwiches. Featuring fresh pasta, seafood and steaks for dinner. Check out Hall of Fame's "Wall of Fame" honoring over-achievers great and small.

Ready for a relaxing ski break? Visit the elegant, yet casual, all-new Andiamo's, located at Paradise Warming House, for great Italian fare including soups, salads, entrees and desserts. Take a breather and relax in our full-service, mid-mountain restaurant featuring lunch, a full bar with the earliest happy hour, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

With the addition of one more state-of-the-art Bombardier Snowcat, Crested Butte will be committed to grooming even more terrain every night than ever before. Crested Butte boasts one of the best and newest snowcat fleets in the industry. None of their seven main-line groomers are over three years old.