Crested Butte News

10/09/2025

This week’s editorial…

Standing in a pavilion overlooking a rugged coastline last week, the guy we asked to take a photo of

10/09/2025

After an explosive 6-1 win over the Gunnison Cowboys on Tuesday, September 30, the Crested Butte boys’ soccer team stumbled to a 1-1 draw with the Aspen Skiers on Saturday, October 4.

“It’s about depth, adaptability and trust” By Than Acuff After an explosive 6-1 win over the Gunniso

10/09/2025

Flood watch for the southern end of Gunnison County and for much of southwest Colorado, beginning October 9th at 6:00p and ending October 11th at 6:00p.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive rainfall may result in flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, slickrock areas, recent burn scars, urban areas, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Rockslides and mudslides are possible in the mountains.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Tropical moisture will stream northward into the region on Thursday, bringing widespread heavy rain and increasing the threat of flash flooding across portions of southeastern Utah and southwest Colorado. An increased risk of flash flooding will continue through at least Saturday evening across the watch area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Alerta de inundaciones para el extremo sur del condado de Gunnison y gran parte del suroeste de Colorado, desde las 6:00 p. m. del 9 de octubre hasta las 6:00 p. m. del 11 de octubre.

* QUÉ... Es posible que se produzcan inundaciones causadas por lluvias excesivas.

* CUÁNDO... Desde la tarde del jueves hasta la tarde del sábado.

* IMPACTOS... Las lluvias excesivas pueden provocar inundaciones en cañones estrechos, cauces normalmente secos, zonas de roca resbaladiza, zonas recientemente quemadas, zonas urbanas y otros lugares bajos y propensos a las inundaciones. Es posible que se produzcan desprendimientos de rocas y deslizamientos de tierra en las montañas.

* DETALLES ADICIONALES...
- La humedad tropical se desplazará hacia el norte de la región el jueves, trayendo consigo lluvias intensas generalizadas y aumentando la amenaza de inundaciones repentinas en partes del sureste de Utah y el suroeste de Colorado. El riesgo de inundaciones repentinas seguirá aumentando al menos hasta el sábado por la noche en toda la zona de vigilancia.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

MEDIDAS DE PRECAUCIÓN/PREPARACIÓN...

Debe estar atento a los pronósticos meteorológicos y a las posibles alertas de inundaciones. Las personas que vivan en zonas propensas a las inundaciones deben estar preparadas para actuar en caso de que se produzcan.

10/09/2025

A popular bus service between Crested Butte and Denver that expanded this year is now under scrutiny as costs have almost tripled for funding stakeholders like the Gunnison Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Chaffee County.

No reservations, no Montrose service and estimate almost tripled By Katherine Nettles A popular bus

10/05/2025

The Crested Butte Titans cross-country team returned to action Friday, September 26 at Sweitzer Lake in Delta and while the girls team continues to look for their rhythm, the boys team ran to a fourth-place finish, top among their 2A peers.

Titans double down this weekend By Than Acuff The Crested Butte Titans cross-country team returned t

10/05/2025

The new Crested Butte Fire Protection District campus near the cemetery should be ready for safety personnel to move in by early November. Construction is finishing up, but the district is still contending with a few kinks.

Well looks to be adequate and project staying on budget By Mark Reaman The new Crested Butte Fire Pr

10/02/2025

It’s getting real for the Crested Butte Titans volleyball team as they start league play and matches against stout non-league opponents.

“They feel what winning feels like and they want to work really hard toward it” By Than Acuff It’s

10/02/2025

This week’s editorial…

Last weekend, in between visits to the technicolored aspen forests (what a gorgeous place this is ri

10/02/2025

*****UPDATE***** As of 1:10 p.m. road is now open and traffic should be moving in both direction. *****UPDATE*******

East Hwy 50 -Monarch Pass CLOSED in both directions due to a major accident at MM 191 near Sargents.

Emergency Services are on scene and this closure may be an extended closure with no estimate on when it will reopen.

Do not call dispatch for road information. Go to www.cotrip.org for current information and detours.

10/02/2025

It’s no secret that Gunnison County struggles to balance human population growth and land development with preserving open space and wildlife habitat. This struggle mirrors those of many counties across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region, and a new Wildlife Planning Support Tool has been customized for the Gunnison Valley and surrounding region to aid in calibrating human impacts using technology and mapping

“We need to talk about housing and habitat conservation in the same sentence” By Katherine Nettles I

09/26/2025

Homecoming weekend can be a good thing or a bad thing for the Crested Butte Titans teams. On the one hand, there’s the excitement. On the other, there’s the nerves. And then there’s the dance. The Crested Butte Titans volleyball team experienced all of it in their matches Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20 but the team rallied to rattle off two wins and extend their winning streak to four in a row.

Make that four in a row By Than Acuff Homecoming weekend can be a good thing or a bad thing for the

09/25/2025

The Gunnison County Tourism and Prosperity Project (TAPP) gave an update to Gunnison County commissioners this week, emphasizing their success in “non-snow” marketing and plans to begin their winter marketing campaign early this year.

Focusing less on drive market and tourism By Katherine Nettles The Gunnison County Tourism and Prosp