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Gunnison/Crested Butte offers Valentine’s specials

Celebrate Valentine’s Day “Romance in the Rockies”-style in Gunnison and Crested Butte during Valentine’s Week, Feb. 10-19. Treat the one you love with concerts, plays, photo workshops on Nordic skis or snowshoes, moonlight yurt dinners, yoga workshops, sleigh rides and more. And special vacation packages promise to warm hearts without breaking the bank.

Here’s a sampling of the area’s sweet treats:

• Moonlight Bonfire Ski — Savor the moon and stars while indulging in warm drinks and snacks by the fire during a ski trip across Van Tuyl Ranch on Feb. 10. It starts at 6:30 p.m., and it’s free. Information, www.gunnisonnordic.net.

• Yoga Rocks the Butte — A weekend of yoga classes, live outdoor music, organic food, a yoga marketplace and more at multiple venues throughout Crested Butte and Mount Crested Butte on Feb. 10-12. Early-bird costs are $354 with no food included, $415 for a package that includes two all-organic breakfasts and lunches. Information, www.yogarocksthebutte .com, 1-970-349-0302.

• Pottery Painting — Paint a Valentine’s gift for your sweetheart, 2-6 p.m. Feb. 11, Art Studio of the center for the Arts, 111 Elk Ave., Crested Butte. Information, 1-970-349-7487, www .crestedbuttearts.org.

• Greensky Bluegrass Concert — 8 p.m. Feb. 12, Art Studio of the Center for the Arts, 111 Elk Ave., Crested Butte, $15. Information, 1-970-349-7487, www.crestedbuttearts.org.

• Moonlight Dinners at the Yurt — For epicureans who enjoy a little sport with dinner, this is an easy (one-mile) Nordic ski or snowshoe trek to the Crested Butte Nordic Center’s Magic Meadows Yurt. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 and 19. Cost is $65 per adult and includes a trail pass and equipment rental. Reservations, 1-970-349-1707, www.cbnordic.org.

Get a complete listing of events and information about lodging packages by calling the Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Association, 1-800-814-8893, or visit www.gunnisoncrestedbutte .com.

Girls’ night out: Couples not allowed

Not into Valentine’s Day celebrations? Grab a few of your favorite friends and head to Denver Lodo’s Oxford Hotel for a couples-free escape this February with the Oxford’s “Anti-Valentine’s Day Girlfriends’ Getaway.”

Starting at just $350 per night for two people, the Oxford’s decadent package includes:

• Overnight accommodations for two in a luxurious queen/queen guest room or Parlour Suite

• Chocolate truffles and bubbly

• Choice of a 50-minute apricot facial or 50-minute Swedish massage at The Oxford Club Spa & Salon for each person

• A signature martini for each person in Denver’s iconic Cruise Room Bar

• 24-hour town car service within a two-mile radius of downtown

Uniquely LoDo, The Oxford Hotel has played a central part in Denver’s colorful past for more than 120 years. This historic boutique hotel recently completed an extensive renovation that combines the opulence of the past with present-day comfort and convenience. New in-room amenities include flat-screen TVs, complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet service, Bose Wave radios with iPod docking stations and new pillow-top mattresses and bedding.

Book your “Anti-Valentine’s Day Girlfriends’ Getaway” online at www.theoxfordhotel.com, or call 1-800-228-5838.

JOY HARPER, THE GAZETTE