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Hotels
in Crested Butte,CO
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Located
in a remote valley high in the Rocky Mountains,
part of Crested Butte’s charm is that
it feels very far away from the big cities
of the Colorado front range, and the Interstate-served
resort areas of Summit County. However,
this doesn’t mean it’s all that hard to
get here. A number of major airlines offer
direct flights and Denver connections
into Gunnison airport in the winter, and
there’s convenient shuttle service from
the airport to Crested Butte.
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Though
flights are less frequent in the summertime, there
are still a number of daily arrivals and departures
on United Express to and from Denver International
Airport. If you are driving to Crested Butte from
metro Denver, the trip takes about four and a
half hours in perfect weather. Add 30 minutes
to 1 hour if you are coming from the Denver airport.
Add even more time if the roads are snowy. Unlike
many other destination ski resorts, it’s easy,
and in fact preferable, to go without a car in
Crested Butte. Alpine Express shuttles meet every
flight at the airport, and take you from the airport
to town. Once you get to Crested Butte, you won’t
want the hassle of alternate-side winter parking
and clearing snow off your car every morning.
Our town is quite small, and everything is close
by. Crested Butte also has convenient free bus
service between the ski area, town, and most condominium
locations. You can ride the bus practically anywhere
you need to go in Crested Butte and Mt. Crested
Butte.
Folks have been skiing in Crested Butte longer
than they’ve been driving cars, flushing toilets
or turning on light switches. Thank goodness today
we can do all of the above. Among avid skiers,
Crested Butte is known as a place where anyone
can find the right challenge. Whether
it’s the resort’s innovative QuickStart beginners’
program, inviting intermediate bowls and non-threatening
glades, or the double-black diamond Extreme Limits,
the finest adventure skiing in the Rocky Mountains.
Crested
Butte leads the state in teaching first-time skiers;
the country’s best and boldest skiers and snowboarders
also gather in Crested Butte each year for national
extreme skiing and snowboarding championships.
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Crested Butte offers guests
accessibility, amenities and skiing to rival
the largest ski resorts in America, but
it has what they can’t buy, build or imitate-authentic
Old West charm, small-town hospitality and
a "real skier’s mountain." Crested Butte
is truly "the last great Colorado ski town."
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