Once a sleepy coal mining town, Crested Butte, Colo., has transformed itself into a year-round tourism magnet.
In the winter, the community of about 1,500 people tucked into the Rocky Mountains is a picturesque snow globe known as "the last great Colorado ski town." In the spring and summer, it advertises itself as the wildflower capital of Colorado, drawing visitors to admire fields of bluebonnets and columbines.
