Following an unprecedented three-way land exchange in November 1998 that preserved more than 7,000 acres of open space, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) received 420 acres of national forest land adjacent to its current property boundaries. "Prospect at Mt. Crested Butte" with its breathtaking wilderness views and ski-in, ski-out access, have earned it the label of "hottest resort property in the country." The overwhelming interest in the single-family estate homesites is from people genuinely drawn to the area's open space, Crested Butte's nightlife, multitude of family activities and ultimately, the surrounding beauty that engulfs "Prospect at Mt. Crested Butte."

In June 2002, Crested Butte Mountain Resort hired John Norton as President and CEO. John returned our valley after ten years with the Aspen Skiing Co.--- most recently as chief operating officer, managing four mountains, three hotel properties, including the five-diamond/five star Little Nell. John and his wife Robin, are "psyched" to be back, and John looks forward to "reminding mountain lovers everywhere of the great towns and mountains on Colorado's Western Slope. It's worth the trouble to get here for that sense of getting away from it all." Edward Callaway says, "John has the brightest marketing mind in the business and he has been extensively involved in every aspect of running a ski resort, including operations, ski school, marketing, communications and sales. We are fortunate to have an individual as talented as John Norton join our company to help Crested Butte achieve its significant potential."

If pampering is your pleasure, visit the Ice Bar and Restaurant which will be offering fine dining for the sophisticated palate. Serving appetizers, salads, unique lunches and decadent desserts. Enjoy a specialty martini or a glass of fine wine at our deckside Ice Bar, hosted by Crested Butte's own sexy servin' ice babes!

The Hall of Fame Bar & Grill, located in the Treasury Center building, has an expansive deck perfect for great food, après-ski celebrations, live music, and "themed" parties to be hosted there daily, plus pool tables, video games and TVs. The Hall of Fame will be the ultimate gathering place for après ski for locals and guests and is named after the famous Mt. Crested Butte extreme run visible from the restaurant's deck. Great breakfast items, as well as a fabulous lunch menu, with appetizers, salads and unique sandwiches. Featuring fresh pasta, seafood and steaks for dinner. Check out Hall of Fame's "Wall of Fame" honoring over-achievers great and small.

Ready for a relaxing ski break? Visit the elegant, yet casual, all-new Andiamo's, located at Paradise Warming House, for great Italian fare including soups, salads, entrees and desserts. Take a breather and relax in our full-service, mid-mountain restaurant featuring lunch, a full bar with the earliest happy hour, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Crested Butte will be committed to grooming even more terrain every night than ever before. Crested Butte boasts one of the best and newest snowcat fleets in the industry.

On-mountain Moonlight Atlas Snowshoe Tours are offered during full moon evenings in December, January and February. For groups or couples, don't miss the snowcat-pulled sleigh rides to a gourmet dinner @ 10,000 feet.

The Ice Bar & Restaurant will feature evening entertainment and dinner with a torchlight parade back to the base area and a new ice bar.

Torchlight parades are an evening highlight on Christmas Eve along with a spectacular fireworks display on New Year's Eve.

Resort après-ski entertainment, DJs, and live music nightly at the slopeside Hall of Fame Bar & Grill. Every night is a "theme" night with Fear Factor Monday's, Fat Tuesdays, Wipe-Out Wednesday's, Thirsty (Ladies Night) Thursday's, Hall of Fame Friday's, Saturday Night Fever and Happy Hour all day on Sunday's.

Home of Colorado's first X Games, The Annual U.S. Extreme Freeskiing and Boarderfest Championships, the Telemark Festival and the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse.

Crested Butte may be harder to get to than those other resorts but worth the trouble because once here, a visitor really has a sense of "having gotten away from it all."

The town boasts one of Colorado's largest National Historic Districts, with charm impossible to convey in words. Although "sophisticated" and "charming" are words synonymous with Crested Butte, this doesn't mean the town hasn't kept a bit of its irreverence.

Crested Butte is the only North American home of Club Med, "The Granddaddy of All-Inclusive Resorts," Club Med Crested Butte, is an all-inclusive family destination and ski village, providing meals, beer and wine, ski school, mini club for the kids, lodging and lift tickets. After only two years of operation, slope-side Club Med Crested Butte boasts the highest guest satisfaction scores worldwide.

Twenty of the Crested Butte Ski professional instructing staff received the first-ever "New Skier Retention Accreditation" from the Rocky Mountain Division of the Professional Ski Instructors of America. The knowledge and skills acquired through this certification enables CBMR's instructors to deliver the best first-time lesson possible to their guests and create more skiers for all winter resorts everywhere.

The North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) this year awarded Gina Kroft, CBMR's Vice President of Marketing Communications, as winner of the first-ever Bob Gillen Memorial Award. The award was given to the marketing or media person who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism in public relations and communications and understands the working relationship between the information specialist and the journalist. NASJA created the award in honor of Bob Gillen, a much-loved and much-missed former Vice President of Marketing and Communications for CBMR, to recognize outstanding public relations professionals in snow sports.

Colorado Ski Country USA awarded Mark Voegeli as the 2001-2002 Snowmaker of the Year. The Snowmaker of the Year award is an award for excellent service and dedication to the Colorado ski industry. Mark was nominated by his peers and chosen from a set of finalists who exhibit dedication and leadership in the snowmaking field. Mark was chosen to participate as a snowgroomer in the 2002 Winter Olympics, in Salt Lake City, along with his Crested Butte colleague, Rick Thompson.