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Metadata
Accession number |
2020.4 |
Catalog date |
2020-01-28 |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Condition |
Good |
Date |
1980-1981 |
Dates of Creation |
1980 |
Imagefile |
008\202041.JPG |
Notes |
Crested Butte was officially established as a town in 1880. In 1952, the majority of mines closed due to higher transportation costs and lower consumption of coal. The railroad left and along with it, a large portion of the community moved to Denver and Pueblo. In 1960 two men from Kansas (Dick Eflin and Fred Rice) came to Crested Butte to scout the area for a ski mountain. Their operation, Crested Butte LTD began a new era of economic growth for the Gunnison Valley. The following year permits were granted and Crested Butte Ski area opened to the public on Thanksgiving Day 1961. The new area opened with a Doppelmeier T-bar, and rope tow borrowed from Western State College. Many of Crested Butte's original "old-timers" were now employed by the ski area after a decade of sparse jobs and hard times. The large amount of extreme skiing terrain at Crested Butte has attracted the US Extreme Skiing Championships and Colorado's first Winter X-Games in 1998. Dick Eflin served on many boards and helped with various projects, including starting Eflin Sports, now Peak Sports, in 1990 with his son Andy. |
Catalog Number |
2020.4.1 |
Object Name |
Brochure |
Scope & Content |
1980-1981 Crested Butte Mountain Resort brochure, Paper, Multi-fold pamphlet, Color, Front shows a man skiing downhill as well as an image of Elk Ave, Brochure gives information on traveling to Crested Butte as well as its history, Includes various rates and information on making reservations |
Search Terms |
1980-1981 Crested Butte Mountain Resort brochure Ski rental rates |
Status |
Digitized-Shelf |
Subjects |
1980-1981 Crested Butte Mountain Resort brochure Ski rental rates |
Title |
Crested Butte, Colorado - 1980-81 |
Year Range from |
1980 |