Lured by a 'ski free' promo in the 90s, dirtbag skateboarders from around the country descended on Crested Butte, stayed, and built a movement that evolved into a world-class skate scene + millions of dollars in park expansions. full + juicy story 👇 www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/.../from-fre...

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"Go as a River" fans, check out Shelley Read's searingly honest and touching essay on the aftermath of instant fame, and her eternal love of Crested Butte. www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/one-...

ONE. ONE. ONE.

Shelley Read reflects on local love and becoming an International bestselling novelist, for her book GO AS A RIVER, one reader at a time.

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American political advisor, "centrist whisperer," reform advocate, and television producer (and Kris Kristofferson's former roommate), @mmckinnon.bsky.social professes his secret love of Crested Butte in this issue's Love Letters. www.crestedbuttemagazine.com/culture/love...

Love letters

Dear Crested Butte, Okay, you have to promise to keep this on the downlow. Because you know I’m betrothed to Breckenridge, and if she found out, I’d be kicked out of Summit County. But, as much as I…

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For more on the complexities of Crested Butte's evolution (Indigenous Ute civilizations → mining & extraction → recreation tourism → current amenity era), check out Katherine Nettle's piece, "As the Butte Turns."

As the Butte Turns

Change is afoot in the northern Gunnison Valley; few who live in Crested Butte would deny it. The roads are busier, construction is booming, and it seems that one major development after another is…

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