He also began fighting wildfires in Oregon after seeing a help wanted sign. That led to a career as a firefighter including many years travelling between Breckenridge and Crested Butte for work. Today, he’s one of the first full time paid firefighters at the Crested Butte Fire Department. He’s even volunteered in Honduras to work with firefighters there.
It’s interesting to note that the median price in this area is less than downvalley areas like CB South. I cannot think of another ski area where prices are lower at the ski area than surrounding areas.
But mountain biking remained a passion. With some knowledge of the printing business, he began publishing Mountain Flyer magazine. Mountain Flyer covered mountain biking with a rocky mountain based perspective, rather than being based in California or the East coast. He remains at the helm…
The big news in Crested Butte real estate this past month was the sale of the 156 acre”North Village” parcel near the Snodgrass trailhead, for $5.3 Million. This area was expected to be developed along with a ski area expansion onto Snodgrass mountain,
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in these 37 (and counting!) podcast episodes, it’s that Western Colorado University plays an integral role in life in the Gunnison valley. Enjoy this episode where Gary and I get to talk about all things Western-