Plenty to do on and off the slopes in Crested Butte, CO
Show-shoeing at Brushy Creek near Crested Butte CO By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO (Day 2) — Farm to table… Asian, buffalo steaks or French? For a town of 1500 people, Crested Butte, CO has enough...
View ArticleConquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor
Keystone run at Crested Butte where Eileen had her meltdown By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO (Day 3) — I’m having a moment. Actually, according to my kids, a meltdown. We’re at the top of the...
View ArticleTapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Cousins Chris Yemma and Reggie Yemma at the Ice Bar on Crested Butte Mountain By Chris Yemma Taking the Kids Special Correspondent CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Tucked away in a private pocket of Colorado,...
View ArticleSummer in Crested Butte CO – a family vacation haven
Eileen Mel and Reg on the Scarp Ridge hike BY EILEEN OGINTZ CRESTED BUTTE, CO — I’m on top of the world. It feels like it anyway. We’re more than 11,000 feet above sea level looking out at Scarp Ridge...
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One of many water crossings on the East Maroon Trail By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency “You’re kidding!” The river is beyond freezing, as if wheelbarrows full of ice cubes had been dumped into...
View ArticleVacation rentals are perfect for families that like to enjoy home-cooked meals
A family enjoying the kitchen in a Homeaway vacation rental By Eileen Ogintz The bet laid plans…. My husband, son and I had planned to visit Crested Butte, Co where my daughter and her boyfriend live....
View ArticleHow to Compete in a Chili Cookoff? Vacation Rental of Course!
Our vacation rental in Crested Butte By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO — Where are we going to put 25 pounds of brisket? Good thing we are not’s staying in a hotel in tiny (pop 1600) in Crested Butte,...
View ArticleAt the Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival, It’s Not About Winning or Losing
Mel and Andy dish out their Build Me Up Butternut red chili By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO — “It’s not about winning or losing,” my daughter Mel insists. We are driving the few miles up to Mt....
View ArticleSnow or Summer Sun? Crested Butte CO offers best of both worlds
By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO — What’s your pick for vacation fun — snow or summer sun? “In the winter you get to make snowmen and ski and have snowball fights with your parents,” said Nevaeh...
View ArticlePandemic Summer reunion in Crested Butte CO: socially distancing on mountain...
By Eileen Ogintz CRESTED BUTTE, CO. (July 16-19, 2020) — It’s nice to have such well-informed tour guides. We’re hiking through the wildflowers—red and purple, yellow and pink–up to Beckwith Pass,...
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