Ultimate Snowmobiler! This was awesome!

 Ultimate Snowmobiler!

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Lunar Eclipse Last Night!

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Twilight Lift!

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Eenie Weenie Bikini Contest!

If you missed the Eenie Weenie Bikini Contest...






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Another Beautiful Day in Crested Butte!

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Beautiful Mountains

Cloud-covered mountain tops, beautiful!

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So much snow this season!

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Crested Butte Wildflower Festival- July 7-13, 2014

2014 Event Registration

2014 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival

Save The Date! July 7th – 13th, 2014!

We look forward to bringing you another great season of Wildflower Festival events this summer. Member registration will begin March 12th by phone and mail. Online registration for everyone begins March 26th, 2014.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Members will be able to register a full two weeks earlier than non-members for Festival Events and Workshops! Click here to see membership options >>

2014 Poster Winner Announced!

The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2014 Wildflower Festival’s Poster Contest is Wayne Collins! Wayne and his wife Leslie are half-time residents of Crested Butte and The Woodlands, Texas. Wayne took this beautiful photo from the 401 Trail north of Gothic on July 13, 2013. The Board selected his image because of its diverse wildflower display, the interesting flow of energy, light, and colors between the mountain peaks and clouds, and its local signature featuring Gothic Mountain and Mt. Crested Butte.

Wayne’s interest in nature photography started back in the 1980′s. Retirement and a course taught by John Fielder at one of the Wildflower Festivals in the 90′s sealed the deal, and he has been honing his eye and technical skills ever since. His career with Texas Instruments and Compaq Computer led him all over the world-from China to Patagonia-but he insists that his favorite locations for shooting are stateside: in our National Parks and the Crested Butte area. “Yellowstone in the winter is just amazing, especially since the animals are moving slower and tolerate us a little more”, he says. The Crested Butte area offers wonderful opportunities in the summer, fall and winter.

“High Dynamic Range” (HDR) is a relatively new photography tool that allows an image to be captured in a way closer to how our eyes would naturally process it. The technical advancements in photography made possible by digital equipment and processing techniques are exciting to Wayne, a self-described amateur. “Photography is getting closer to capturing images in ways that are very similar to how our eyes see things. We see all of the tremendous variations in light and color with our eyes, but it’s relatively recent that photography can approach this capability”, he states. For the image he shot for the 2014 poster, he combined several panoramic shots into a single image using HDR.

We all have a story about what brought us to Crested Butte. For Wayne, it was a pop-up camper and a road trip in the 70′s. Wayne and Leslie’s love affair with the place kept blossoming, and 20+ years later led them to build their house in Trappers Crossing. They now share their time between Crested Butte and Texas.

Wayne will be signing his poster at the Wildflower Happy Hour at next summer’s Festival, July 7-13 – so Save the Date! The poster makes a perfect holiday gift, costs $20, and is available at the Crested Butte Heritage Museum, Handworks, Pema Dawa, Rijks Family Gallery, Gunnison Gallery ,and right here in the Blossom Boutique >>

Spring Break Still Available!!!

Spring Break! Still Available!

Are you last minute planning? We still have quite a bit of March availability, including Spring Break!  15% off!   could happen! The new Don Turk townhome (sleeps up to 9, walk to lifts) is still available for Spring Break, Murray's Townhome (walk to lifts, sleeps up to 11), and the Fransen Townhome (walk to lifts, sleeps up to 12). If you want something exceptional, the Colvin Ranch is available as well!  robin@greatcrestedbuttelodging.com

Murray's Townhome- Walk to Lifts

Murray's Townhome sleeps up to 11 people and is walk to lifts AND is available at a discount for Spring Break!      Murray's 4 Bedroom Townhome for Rent in Crested Butte- sleeps 9-11    I just finished a lovely movie that shows how beautiful this Treasury Point Townhome is- I hope you will watch it and consider it if you are coming up  for Spring Break! Sleeps 9-11! outside hot tub, 2 car garage, 3/4 block from the lifts. Book it! Check the Calendar!

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April / May Event Calendars Are Up!

April/May Event Calendars Are Up!

April spells the end of the ski season... so sad! but also brings Flauschink and the Pond Skim!    Read about it on the April Calendar... will you be around in May? yes, there are events in May! i am so excited to be there for the Pond Skim  on April 5 this year! Skiiers come down the mountain and try to make it across a liquid pond. And ... they don't.       For more info on vacation rentals and our GREAT DISCOUNTS on ski rentals and tickets in CRESTED BUTTE and ASPEN, COLORADO, visit http://www.greatcrestedbuttelodging.com/

Discount Ski Tickets for ASPEN!

Discount Ski Tickets for Aspen!!
Great Crested Butte Lodging now offers our same great wholesale prices for Aspen... Go to the site -www.aspendiscountskitickets.com to order, or call Lucinda at 954-303-5460 !

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Discount Ski Tickets and Rentals!

Discount Ski Tickets and Rentals!

We now offer discounted ski tickets and rentals in Crested Butte Colorado - to  anyone- regardless of whether you stay with my company's rentals or not!    Our discount ski tickets are marked up slightly from wholesale prices. We deliver at Will Call .   Our discount ski rentals are at Peak Sports, and are 20% off as long as you fill in the form on my site. Here is where they are: (they define the term "right at the base") They will also keep your skis overnight - and store your after ski boots during the day.    And we now offer discount ski tickets AND LODGING in Aspen! www.aspendiscountskitickets.com   Discount Ski Tickets and Rentals! We now offer discounted ski tickets and rentals in Crested Butte Colorado - to  anyone- regardless of whether you stay with my company's rentals or not!    Our discount ski tickets are marked up slightly from wholesale prices. We deliver at Will Call .   Our discount ski rentals are at Peak Sports, and are 20% off as long as you fill in the form on my site. Here is where they are: (they define the term "right at the base") They will also keep your skis overnight - and store your after ski boots during the day.    And we now offer discount ski tickets AND LODGING in Aspen! www.aspendiscountskitickets.com For more info on vacation rentals and our GREAT DISCOUNTS on ski rentals and tickets in CRESTED BUTTE and ASPEN, COLORADO, visit http://www.greatcrestedbuttelodging.com/

Winter Flight Schedules~!

Winter Flight Schedules - Chicago!

HURRAY FOR A DIRECT CHICAGO! Gunnison / Crested Butte Regional Airport:   Air service for the 2013-2014 winter season from American Airlines and United Airlines, with flights from Dallas (DFW), Houston (IAH), Chicago (ORD) and Denver (DEN).  Check out the Full Flight Schedule ! Montrose Airport:Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is another great option that offers additional non-stop jet service to the area. Montrose is an easy one and a half hour scenic ground transfer to Crested Butte.   Full Flight Schedule    For more info on vacation rentals and our GREAT DISCOUNTS on ski rentals and tickets in CRESTED BUTTE and ASPEN, COLORADO, visit http://www.greatcrestedbuttelodging.com/

Open Table in Crested Butte

Open Table Comes To Crested Butte
Open Table comes to Crested Butte! Kind of a coming of age for Crested Butte that you can now reserve meals with a click of a button. Check out my restaurant page for the restaurants that use Open Table - even Uley's Cabin at the Ice Bar! :) Robin

February and March Calendars!

February/March Event Calendars Are Up!

Silver Queen Pageant I am so impressed with the quality and number of events going on in Crested Butte!  And my event  calendars are comprehensive - I put together all the calendars I can find, so there are really no better   Comedy Nights Butte 66 calendars to look at than the  February and March calendars on my site.   In usual Crested Butte style, some of the events are hilarious (check out the Silver Queen Pageant), funny (check out the comedy nights!), some great bands...(put a clip of one here), and just so various.   Kofi Baker Drum Solo There is even a comedy show for children, so check out what is going on while you are there on my February and March calendars!

Discount Ski Tickets and Rentals!

Discount Ski Tickets and Rentals!
We now offer discounted ski tickets and rentals in Crested Butte Colorado - to  anyone- regardless of whether you stay with my company's rentals or not!    Our discount ski tickets are marked up slightly from wholesale prices. We deliver at Will Call .   Our discount ski rentals are at Peak Sports, and are 20% off as long as you fill in the form on my site. Here is where they are: (they define the term "right at the base") They will also keep your skis overnight - and store your after ski boots during the day.    And we now offer discount ski tickets AND LODGING in Aspen! www.aspendiscountskitickets.com

Sleigh Rides for the Family for the Holidays

2 Great Options for a Holiday Sleigh Ride

The Lazy Fbar ranch offers a Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride Dinner --- old fashion fun and great food. This ultimate Crested Butte dinning experience is something you won't want to miss, and you will never forget. Enjoy a scenic 35-minute horse drawn sleigh ride to our Rustic 1950's cabin overlooking the East River Valley. Here you will be engorged in a wonderful five-course meal.
Or....Sleighride Dinner at Uley's Cabin--Enjoy a unique dining experience where getting there is half the fun.  Ride in an open sleigh pulled by a snow cat to a cabin tucked in the woods.  You will join Chef Chris Schlaudecker for an exceptional dinner. This is up on the ski mountain!

For some other wonderful winter ideas go to my

winter activity webpage!

Open for Winter Bookings! It's not too soon!

We are Open for Winter 2012-13! 

Please surf: www.greatcrestedbuttelodging.com for all our wonderful listings - most of which are ski in and out, or walk-to-lifts. We offer discount ski tickets and rentals.