issue 8 | bbre1.com
winter & spring events Crested Butte Mountain Resort Opening Day
Gothic Mountain Tour
CB Nordic’s Thanksgiving Camp
Flauschink
Light Up the Night
Grand Traverse
12th Night Bonfire
Crested Butte Mountain Resort Closing Day
CB Nordic Center’s Alley Loop Marathon
Mountain Words Literary Festival Writer-in-Residence Program
November 24th Make your reservation and kick off the winter season! To purchase lift tickets, go to skicb.com. November 25th - 28th This Nordic ski camp offers intimate group clinics with personalized coaching that caters to all ability levels. Register at cbnordic.org. December 10th Celebrate the holiday by watching businesses light the town simultaneously at 6pm. For more information, visit cbchamber.com. January 6th Warm-up and recycle your Christmas tree at the CB Chamber of Commerce’s bonfire held at the 4-way. For more information, visit cbchamber.com. February 5th This Nordic race starts and finishes in the heart of downtown CB, winding through snow-covered streets, alleys and bridges. Register at cbnordic.org.
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February 27th Get in shape with this backcountry ski race that travels around Gothic Mountain and finishes with a party in a backcountry yurt. For more information, visit cbnordic.org. April 1st - 3rd A spring holiday that was started in 1969 by George Sibley, among others, to celebrate the “flushing out of winter and welcoming of spring.” April 2nd - 3rd A 40 mile backcountry ski race that climbs over 6,800 vertical feet from Crested Butte to Aspen. For more information, visit cbnordic.org/the-grand-traverse. April 3rd Enjoy the sun, music and costumes. This is the last day to ski or ride on the resort for the season! May 1st - June 1st Find your creativity as The Center for the Arts hosts the Mountain Words Literary Festival. For more information, visit crestedbuttearts.org.
