The votes are in for the 2013 Elevation Outdoors “Best Colorado Mountain Towns” contest, and it’s no surprise that Crested Butte took the top spot in multiple categories! Crested Butte has been named the Best Bike Town, the Best Trail Town, and the Best Dog town. Here’s a look how Crested Butte sized up in all the categories.
Best Colorado Bike Town
Crested Butte took top honors here, beating out Fruita to be named the best. Here’s how the category rounds out, with percentage of votes:
- Crested Butte (31%)
- Fruita (24%)
- Steamboat Springs (15%)
- Durango (10%)
- Salida (8%)
- Fort Collins (5%)
- Gunnison (4%)
- Fraser (1%)
- Lyons (1%)
- Cortez (1%)
Best Colorado River Town
Do you love canoeing, fishing, kayaking, or just hanging out by the water? Salida claimed the top spot amongst river towns in Colorado, followed closely by Durango. Here’s a look at the rest of the list:
- Salida (25%)
- Durango (22%)
- Buena Vista (19%)
- Steamboat Springs (12%)
- Pagosa Springs (6%)
- Grand Lake (4%)
- Idaho Springs (4%)
- State Bridge (3%)
- Dillon (3%)
- Delta (1%)
- Kremmling (1%)
Best Colorado Climbing Town
If you love to climb, you’ll be happiest in Ouray, according to the voting results. Other Colorado towns that get top marks for their climbing include:
- Ouray (35%)
- Boulder (26%)
- Estes Park (9%)
- Eldorado Springs (8%)
- Golden (5%)
- Steamboat Springs (5%)
- Carbondale (4%)
- Rifle (4%)
- Canon City Road (4%)
Best Colorado Trail System Town
Crested Butte far outshone the competition for the Best Colorado Trail System Town, nabbing twice as many votes as the nearest competitors. Other Colorado towns that offer great trail systems include:
- Crested Butte (32%)
- Steamboat (16%)
- Durango (13%)
- Aspen (9%)
- Boulder (8%)
- Telluride (6%)
- Estes Park (6%)
- Buena Vista (5%)
- Silverton (3%)
- Pagosa Springs (2%)
Best Colorado Dog Town
Crested Butte has been voted the best place to pamper your pooch! These other Colorado towns have been rated top dogs in the state:
- Crested Butte (35%)
- Durango (19%)
- Steamboat Springs (11%)
- Telluride (7%)
- Nederland (7%)
- Denver (7%)
- Breckenridge (6%)
- Frisco (5%)
- Leadville (3%)
Best Colorado Party Town
If partying is more your style, and you prefer dancing the night away to camping under the stars, here’s the best Colorado towns for you:
- Aspen (27%)
- Boulder (20%)
- Breckenridge (11%)
- Durango (11%)
- Denver (9%)
- Telluride (8%)
- Salida (6%)
- Vail (4%)
- Palisade (2%)
- Frisco (1%)
- Dillon (1%)
Well, there you have it! According to the popular vote, Crested Butte is certainly the place to be if you love dogs, biking and hiking, and ranks highly in other categories, too! Thanks to everyone who took the time out to vote!
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Crested Butte Colorado a special place. Coined “The last great Ski Town” Crested Butte offers a variety in Performing and Visual Arts, Recreation, Beauty, a warm community, a Historic Downtown, and a great Ski Resort. Many families have selected Crested Butte as their choice to own a second home – there are many options and great values in the Crested Butte Real Estate market.
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Chris Kopf
Previews® Property Specialist
Coldwell Banker Bighorn Realty
Phone: (970) 209-5405
email: chriskopf@bighornrealty.com
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