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Happy day for Hannah and Susan

March 1, 2010 • Comments: 1 comments • Posted by Sandy Fails

Today is the one-year anniversary of the day Hannah Mei-Li met her new mom, Susan Gellert. We ran a story about Hannah and Susan in last summer's Crested Butte Magazine. The changes since then have been amazing.

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LAST CALL FOR COVER PHOTO CONTEST SUBMISSIONS!

February 26, 2010 • Posted by Sandy Fails

This Monday, March 1, is the deadline for submitting photos for the Crested Butte Magazine Cover Photo Contest. Got a killer summer shot? Maybe it'll end up on the cover of the magazine!

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Heidi's world

February 12, 2010 • Comments: 2 comments • Posted by Sandy Fails

Okay, let me just say the name... Heidi Montag. Did I sense a reaction from you?

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COVER PHOTO CONTEST!

February 3, 2010 • Comments: 2 comments • Posted by Sandy Fails

We've launched a search for the most amazing cover photo ever for the summer 2010 Crested Butte Magazine. Is it your photo?

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Thinking summer...while the snow flies

January 27, 2010 • Posted by Sandy Fails

Fat snowflakes are piling up outside, my son just came in grinning from skiing the North Face in luscious powder, and here I am, thinking about summer. Sorry, can't help it. Winter here is magnificent, but summer is heaven on earth. Want an excuse to join me in dreaming about wildflowers, hikes and mountain vistas? How about a little audience participation in planning the summer Crested Butte Magazine?

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Snowcat skiing starts in February

January 20, 2010 • Posted by Sandy Fails

Any snowcat-skier wanna-bes out there? In the winter issue of the magazine, we published a short news item about the possibility of snowcat skiing returning to the Irwin area. Well, it's happening. Alan Bernholtz of C S Irwin said this week that the company will begin snowcat skiing operations on February 8.

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They made it!

January 10, 2010 • Posted by Sandy Fails

Welcome to the new decade! In the next few blogs, I'll do some updating on stories we featured in the winter Crested Butte Magazine. To start, here's the finish-line scoop on CB native Chris Garren's cross-country bike ride.

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Winter Issue is out!

December 3, 2009 • Posted by Sandy Fails

Yea! Even 29 years after I arrived starry-eyed in Crested Butte, I still get that little adrenaline rush when the snow starts falling and the ski lifts power up and the winter Crested Butte Magazine rolls off the press. Winter isn’t easy around here, but it’s full of magic.

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New website, new era!

October 14, 2009 • Comments: 2 comments • Posted by Sandy Fails

Well, here we go. New website, new era. And, for me, a major coup that I’m the first in my family to write a blog.

The main goal of this website is to give people who love Crested Butte a virtual dose of this quirky paradise whenever they want it.

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