The Luxury Motor Coach: We meet the bus on Thursday March 21sh at The Home Depot, 3130 South Sheridan Blvd, Denver CO, 80227. We will be at the north end of the parking lot furthest away from the store entrance. Departure is scheduled for 8:00 A.M., plan on arriving at 7:30 A.M. It is about a 4 hour drive to Crested Butte. We will have breakfast food, burritos, yogurt, fruit, water, on the bus for the drive up. No coffee or tea for the ride up, we will have snacks, sandwiches for the trip back to Denver.
Check in time at the hotel is 4:00 P.M. We will arrive in Crested Butte before that time, everything must be unloaded from the bus. Most of our rooms will not be ready when we arrive so we will store our stuff in the rooms that are available or by the front desk. Some people will want to ski, or you can check out the town or hot tub!
Welcome Pizza Party at 4:00 P.M. at The Secret Stash Restaurant. They do not take reservations but they know we are coming, will be in the downstairs room that opens at 4:00 P.M. The welcome party includes salad and pizzas. You will need to pay for your own drinks and any appetizers that you may want to buy. After the welcome party will stop by one or the local bars. WE NEED TO GET THERE NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM OR YOU MAY NOT GET A SEAT!
Friday morning is a Ski Day! Meet just outside the door of the front desk at 8:30 A.M. if you want to join Curtis and Rob to ski the blue cruisers! We will walk over to the shuttle, get to the mountain, pick up buddy passes for those that need them, get on the Red Lady lift. Lunch will be at the Paradise cafeteria at 12 noon, it is mid mountain, right beside the Paradise lift.
Friday Evening Optional Group Dinner. Apres Ski/Dinner at "Butte 66", located at the ski area, by the Red Lady lift, 2nd floor of the Treasury Building. Everyone will order and pay for their own food & drink 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. After dinner some of us will be going to the Talk of the Town Bar in town on main street. They usually have some sort of music.
Saturday and Sunday mornings are Ski Days! Meet once again at 8:30 A.M. to join the group, same as yesterday, lunch at 12 noon at Paradise.
Saturday Night, option group dinner at Marchitelli’s Gourmet Noodle. We have tables for our group reserved starting at 5:00 pm seating. If you want to join the dinner you must reserve a seat on the link listed below. One check per table, everyone pays for their own food and drink.
Sunday Night, option group dinners are planned at 4 different restaurants. If you want to join the dinner you must reserve a seat on the link listed below. One check per table, everyone pays for their own food and drink.
Monday March 25. For the bus drive back to Denver. Room check out is at 10:00 A.M. The bus will arrive at the hotel at 10:00 A.M. for loading, we will depart Crested Butte at 10:30 am. Stopping in Gunnison at Subway to pick up sandwiches for lunch. Back to the Home Depot meeting place approximately 3:00 P.M.
What to bring: Other than your ski gear, bring a bathing suit for the hot tub, nice clothes for the dinners. The bus will be full so pack smart and try not to bring a lot of extra stuff! There are small refrigerators in the rooms and there is a microwave in the lobby and an ice machine so you can bring a cooler for some food and beverages. There is also a grocery and liquor store on the other side of the parking lot from the hotel.