Gunnison-Crested Butte...life-enriching adventures and inspirational, authentic experiences, creating lasting memories unlike any other vacation destination. Visit for September Splendor in the Rockies and the closest you'll come to a wilderness experience in your car while enjoying the West Elk Historic & Scenic Byway and Colorado's largest aspen tree grove.
Friendly 1880s Western and Victorian towns, the arts, museums, diverse lodging and one-of-a-kind dining and shopping!

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Stay 3 nights or more at a Gunnison County lodging property, send in your lodging receipt along with the stamped card indicating you have visited either the Gunnison, Crested Butte or Mt. Crested Butte Visitor Center, and we'll enter you to win $350.00 to pay for your gas! Get the Details!

A Gem in Crested Butte

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Cowgirls Getaway YEEHAW- it's a Girls Getaway Crested Butte style! Grab your favorite girlfriends, (make sure they grab their cowgirl hats and dust off their boots!) and come stay with us at The Ruby of Crested Butte for two fun-filled nights. Arrive at your luxurious guest rooms to gift baskets filled with Boss Lady smokin' hot bath and body products. Wake up the next morning to a country gourmet Ruby breakfast and then head off for an adventurous day of horseback riding with Fantasy Ranch. Come back afterwards to The Ruby for massages to ease those achin' bones and relax in our indoor six-person hot tub. Then, get all dolled up in your "going out duds" and enjoy dinner at one of Crested Butte's fine western eateries. Wake up the next day feeling refreshed and ready to wrangle the world! Package starts at $450* per person.

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To compliment the new air service into Gunnison / Crested Butte, CBMR is offering free airline tickets through its "Friends and Family Fly Free" promotion featuring one free airline ticket for every two airline tickets purchased. Available through Crested Butte Vacations, this special offer includes five nights lodging, four days of lift tickets, airfare and ground transportation beginning at $720 per person based on a family or group of four people. In addition, the ski area is issuing $30 baggage credits - $15 per way - for the first bag checked by each traveler in and out of the Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Airport. This special offer is in conjunction with accommodations purchased through Crested Butte Vacations and a five night minimum stay is required. Accommodations must be reserved by Nov. 6, 2008. These two offers can be combined for travel if booked by Nov. 6, 2008. Bookings after this date cannot combine the "Friends and Family Fly Free" and baggage credit offers.

The West Elk Loop has been described by a forest ranger as "the closest you can come to a wilderness experience in a passenger car." Even through the windshield, one is likely to see bears, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, coyotes, eagles and any variety of wildlife. The 204 miles of two lane roads through rural western Colorado touches three designated Wilderness Areas and passes through thousands of acres of National Forest. This fall come for a visit and enjoy great views, historic towns, open valleys and snow capped mountains. Ride along the north rim of the Black Canyon; enjoy our friendly locals and festivals; enjoy portions of the route on bicycle; and take advantage of September Splendor in the Rockies.

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8,15,22,29 Gunnison Valley Observatory Open for Viewing the Night Sky, Gunnison
9, 16, 23, 30 Gunnison Farmers' Market, Virginia & Main Street, Downtown Gunnison
10,17,24,31 Crested Butte Farmers' Market, Elk Avenue, Crested Butte
11 FREE Alpenglow Concerts, Crested Butte Center for the Arts Outdoor Stage
13, 20 FREE Live! from Mt. Crested Butte concerts at Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area
13, 20, 27 Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte, Guest Speakers Each Night
10 Trail 401 Fun Run - Gothic, Crested Butte Mountain Runners
13 Historic Preservation Dinner & Tour at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic
13 - Sept. 13 Land of Rainbow Quilt Festival Exhibit, Gunnison Arts Center
14-17 Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival
14-18 River Awareness Week, Valleywide
15-17 Gunnison River Festival, Gunnison
15 Music in the Gunnison Arts Center Courtyard by The Swing Doctors,
16 Mount Baldy Loop Fun Run - Gothic, Crested Butte Mountain Runners
16-17 24 Hours in the Sage Bike Race, Hartman Rocks Multi-Use Recreational Area,
19 Western Hoedown to Benefit Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Lacy Barn
20-23, 27-30 "Run for Your Wife" Presented by Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Mallardi Cabaret
22-24 Gunnison Car Show
23 High Octane Arts & Crafts Festival, Gunnison
23 Astronomy Lecture & Formal Viewing Program, Gunnison Valley Observatory, Gunnison
23-24 11th Annual Trail Work Weekend with Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association, Kebler Pass Wagon Road
24 Signal Peak Fun Run - Gunnison, Crested Butte Mountain Runners
28 ArtWalk Evening, Crested Butte Galleries & Studios
29-31 Gunsmoke-n-Gunnison, Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center
29-Sept. 1 Land of Rainbow Quilt Festival, Gunnison
30-31 The People's Fair (Arts, Crafts & More), Crested Butte's Elk Avenue
Sept. 1-30 September Splendor in the Rockies

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