With big mountain views, wildflower-filled meadows, and one of the most iconic descents in Colorado, the 401 Trail is a ...

Crested Butte Mountain Resort opens for the season on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Opening day is always free skiing and riding; This year, there’ll be a Pirate Theme, with a treasure hunt, too.

Explore breathtaking wildflower trails across Colorado this summer, where high-altitude landscapes burst into radiant, unforgettable bloom.

If Crested Butte didn’t invent mountain biking, mountain biking would have had to invent Crested Butte. There’s a tableau familiar to anyone who’s driven north along Colorado Highway 135 ...

Founded as a coal mining town in the 1870s, Crested Butte was slow to transform into the winter sports destination that it is today. The town’s main street, Elk Avenue, wasn’t paved until 1976.

A chalet in the French Alps. An estate in Scotland. And a refurbished, 1880s miners saloon called Scarp Ridge Lodge in Crested Butte in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains (elevation 8,885 feet).

Leslie McWilliams of Colorado Springs walks through the sunflowers near Gothic in July 2015 as the sun luminates the wildflowers after the rain. The weeklong 2018 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival ...

RELATED: Private Colorado ski mountain yours for a cool $2.7 million (plus dues) Since it's so far off the beaten path, tourism is the major industry. Hence, the folks who live in Crested Butte ...

Crested Butte is regarded as the birthplace of mountain biking in Colorado. That’s a proud reputation exemplified by a number of shops, including Big Al’s Bicycle Heaven on Elk Avenue.

Skier Scooter Gates takes advantage of the huge amounts of powder while skiing at Crested Butte ski area on January 11, 2017 in Crested Butte, Colorado. Hopper, who has lived in the are for over ...