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CRESTED BUTTE SKI TRIP 2025


CRESTED BUTTE
SKI TRIP
Check-In: Thursday, March 20th
Check-out:  Monday, March 24th, 2025

5 Days / 4 Nights
SKI EXTRAVAGANZA, lodging at
THE OLD TOWN INN
CRESTED BUTTE


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Please review the following on how to make payments for a trip.   TRIP PAYMENTS


TRIP INCLUDES:

- 5 days and 4 nights lodging at The Old Town Inn, located just a short FREE shuttle ride for the base of the mountain.  Each room has two queen size beds.

- Complimentary Thursday evening Welcome Party hosted by your Trip Leaders.  They will provide pizza and salads.  A cash bar is available.

- Complimentary Continental Breakfast is available each morning at the Inn.

- Complimentary shuttle service to and from the mountain and town are available.

- FUN and LEISURE.  When it comes to either, Crested Butt has it all.  shopping, restaurants, and night life.  The Old Town Inn is across the street from the Nordic Center, and walking distance to downtown.

- CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN has plenty of Green, Blue, Black, and Double Black runs for all levels of Boarders and Skiers.

TRIP ITINERARY:

THE LUXURY MOTOR COACH:  We meet this bus on Thursday, March 20th, 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 AM, plan on arriving at 7:30 AM.  It is about a 4 hour ride to Crested Butte.  We will have breakfast food and water on the bus for the ride up.  No coffee or tea.  We will have snacks and sandwiches for the trip back to Denver.

Check-in time at the Inn is 4 PM.   We will arrive in Crested Butte before that time and 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 PARTY at 4:00 PM at the Secret Stash Restaurant, 303 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte.  970-349-6245.  They do not take reservations but they know we are coming and we 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 we will stop by one of the local bars.  YOU NEED TO GET TO SECRET STASH 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 Friday, lunch at 12 noon at Paradise. 

Saturday Night, optional group dinner at TBA. 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. (CHECK BACK FOR LINKS)

Sunday Night, optional group dinners are planned at 4 different restaurants, TBA.  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. (CHECK BACK FOR LINKS)

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 by 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.


Optional Group Dinners are as follows:

SATURDAY, March 22nd: TBA

SUNDAY, March 23rd: TBA

TRIP PRICING:
Price includes transportation from Denver to Crested Butte and back to Denver, on a private luxury motor coach.  Food, drinks, and snacks will be provided on the rides to and from.

A deposit is required at time of trip registration.
50% of balance is due 90 days from trip start.
50% of balance is due 45 days from trip start.

Dues-Paying UTC Members -
Double Occupancy:   $559 - Deposit $120
Single Occupancy:    $971 - Deposit $240
Non-Members, MeetUp Members, and Guests -
Double Occupancy: $609 - Deposit $120
Single Occupancy:  $1021 - Deposit $240
NOTE: If the choice to select Single Occupancy is not provided during registration, you must sign up a second time to get Single Occupancy. Any duplicated extra costs will be refunded.

YOUR EXPERIENCED TRIP LEADERS:

Rob Schwager
1smartdok@gmail.com
303-915-7773

and

Curtis Cloutier
salestrainingdvr@aol.com
303-667-6902
Following tab for Trip Leaders and Board only: 

ROOMMATE DISCLAIMER:
Double occupancy is standard on all trips. UTC attempts to honor roommate and rooming requests, but they are not guaranteed. Final room assignments are at the trip leader(s) discretion as room assignment changes may be required up to the time of trip departure. In some instances, trip participants may be assigned to room with a person they do not know, or may have to share a bed with a person they do not know of the same sex. If you do not wish to share a room or bed, single rooms may be available at additional cost. There may be instances when a trip participant must pay for single occupancy in order to go on the trip. Please check with the trip leader(s) for more information.

NOTE: Please read UTC's   Terms of Participation  which includes UTC's  CANCELLATION  policy.
When:
Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Monday, March 24, 2025
Where:
Old town Inn, Crested Butte, Colorado
Old Town Inn
 708 6th Street
Crested Butte, CO  81224

888-349-6184
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Rob Schwager
Trip Leader
3039157773 (c)
 
Curtis Cloutier
Assistant Trip Leader
3036676902 (c)
Category:
Winter Trip
Registration is required
Payment By Schedule Only
Cancellation Policy:
Up the Creek Ski and Recreation Club (“UTC”) has a No Refund Policy for events/trips/activities.

Exceptions to this policy are granted as follows:

[* Medical, injury or death]: A personal medical condition or injury to you with a doctor’s involvement; death in the immediate family (parents, siblings, children, grandparents, NOTE: pets DO NOT count). The registrant cancelling must be able to provide relevant documentation regarding the injury, medical condition or death to obtain a full cancellation refund;

[* The trip is cancelled]: In some circumstances a trip will be cancelled for all registrants. NOTE: If the venue cancels the trip then UTC must receive its refund from the venue before they can issue refunds.

[* Someone cancels for any other reason]: In this case an exception is granted ONLY if the cancelled spot is filled. In the case where a cancelled spot is filled, a cancellation fee is applied based on the price of the trip and the balance is refunded.
Trips priced at $500 or higher: $100 cancellation fee.
Trips priced from $200 to $499: $50 cancellation fee.
Trips price at $199 or lower: $25 cancellation fee.

If you cancel in the seven days prior to the trip start date, you will only be eligible for a refund if the cancellation is due to injury/illness/death and you have provided the proper documentation to the Trip Leader.

You MUST go through your trip leader/host to cancel and seek reimbursement. If you meet the refund requirements, UTC will refund the credit card used for the trip/event payment for the amount that you paid minus any applicable service fee. Please allow up to thirty (30) days from the event/trip/activity end date for any refund checks, credit card refunds, or comps to be issued. Cancellations are typically processed in the order received.

[*] Please let your trip leader(s) know ASAP if you need to cancel.
[*] Under no circumstances may a participant advertise their trip for sale.
[*] Only your trip leader/host can fill your spot.
Capacity:
60
Available Slots:
41
$559.00
Payment Schedule
Initial Payment: US$ 120.00
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