new kids on the butte
We spent President's Day weekend in Crested Butte. It's a long but beautiful 4 hour drive that we've tackled for extended weekends in the summer.
The ski area is set on the back of a pointy mountain that juts out in the middle of the East River valley. No matter where on the mountain you end up, you are surrounded by both a gleaming snowy, meandering river valley and walls of layered Rocky Mountains.
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| CB in May |
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| CB in May |
This is our first time skiing here. There is plenty of snow piled up around town but they haven't had fresh powder for two weeks.
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| CB in February |
The ski area is set on the back of a pointy mountain that juts out in the middle of the East River valley. No matter where on the mountain you end up, you are surrounded by both a gleaming snowy, meandering river valley and walls of layered Rocky Mountains.
Looking South/up to the ski area...
Looking back towards Gothic...
Looking northwest towards Aspen...
Mid-day lines...
Kenedy took advantage of the booty sledding course. We enjoyed ourselves on the nearly empty slopes until we turned into zombies and headed back for food and rest.
Of course we stopped at Camp 4 Coffee and Townie Books.
