Heather Connor, Your Local Crested Butte Realtor. HeatherConnor.com. 970.209.8050. Heather@CBblackdiamond.com
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Good morning everyone, this is Heather Connor, your Local Realtor, sharing the local news for the Crested Butte and Gunnison Community. My goal is to get you updated on the relevant local happenings, in just a few minutes.
Ski season is opening this week for Thanksgiving. As CBMR preps for opening day, thus far, they plan to operate the Red Lady Express and Peachtree lifts. It is reported that Thanksgiving lodging bookings are pretty normal an then they ramp up for Christmas and New Year's. This all seems fairly standard compared to previous years. Passholders have exclusive access to the slopes from opening day to December 8th and can make unlimited week-of reservations through the entire season as availability and their pass-type allows.
And to look back at the previous internet outage on November 12th, it, reminds all of us of our internet and communication fragility in our valley. As we remember, all cell, internet, landline and even the ability to dial 911 was down for the majority of the day in both Gunnison and Hinsdale county. According to Corey Bryndal, when he realized there was a problem, he drove towards Montrose and found workers dealing with the situation. Bryndal started chatting with the workers and found out that "A contractor working on a water line in the morning fell victim to insufficient utility locates. Apparently the old MNT/centuryLink fiber was put in place in 1995 and had an unmarked "jog" in the line near Cimarron Visitors Center campground. The need for redundancy into the valley was clearly outlined on the 12th and it may be coming sooner than later. Currently the only live fiber line runs from Montrose to Gunnison. According to Virgil lTurner, regional broadband project director at Region 10, said that Lumen formerly Centurylink worked in conjunction with the recent Cottonwood Pass road realignment to put in a second fiber over the pass.
And, in Colorado, we are seeing various counties enter the red zone on the state COVID meter. The local school district is asking families not to travel for the holidays. And speaking of holidays, wherever you may be this coming week, have a wonderful and safe thanksgiving and indeginenous peoples day. Let's all remember to be thankful for what matters most to us.
For further information on any of the topics, you can click on the links to the Crested Butte News. As always, if you are considering purchasing or selling your home in this beautiful valley give me a call. Stay safe out there folks, this is your local realtor, Heather Connor, signing off on the local news.
