Crested Butte Mountain Resort is thrilled to host the world championship for this exciting adaptive sport with ReActive Adaptations. Join them for three days of racing and riding in and around Crested Butte, from the Crested Butte Mountain Resort to the Evolution Bike Park. Three days of riding and racing in Crested Butte, presented by the Adaptive Sports Center and ReActive Adaptations.

The 20th annual Chili and Beer Festival, hosted by the Crested Butte / Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Saturday, September 8 at the base area in Mt. Crested Butte from 12 pm until 4 pm. Brewers from around the region and local chefs will test their skills and recipes to over 1,200 “taste-testers” throughout the day. Held at the base of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, it’s the not-to-be-missed party of the season! With locally made chili, tasty…

Interested in helping people in need while also getting some turns in? In an effort to help the local community, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is hosting a food drive to support the Gunnison Country Food Pantry. Guests who donate three non-perishable, non-expired food items or one pack of diapers will receive a discounted full day lift ticket for $50, valid Sunday, January 13, 2019 only. Please bring your donations to the Adventure Center no later than 12 PM in order to…

The Mountain High Music Festival will proudly present a diverse lineup of the world's best performers along with the most buzzed about, up-and-coming talent for an eclectic mix of mile-high musical performances. Presented by Dean Dillon, the Mountain High Music Fest will offer patrons the opportunity to listen to the greatest songwriters whose songs come to life with their phenomenal talent and hear the legendary BMI Icon, Dean Dillon, who helped skyrocket George Strait into stardom. This year’s festival will…

In celebration of World Snowboard Day, Crested Butte will be holding a modified banked slalom competition through the Gold Link terrain. The event is open to snowboarders of all ages and costs $10 per person. Awards will be held at Butte 66 afterwards with great prizes from Burton. Registration is at Coal Breaker Coffee from 8:30 am - 10:30 am. Practice runs until 11:00 am. Race starts at 11:30 am. The format will be one run per competitor, best time…

The 4th Annual Borealis Fat Bike World Championships will be held on January 24-27, 2019. The event features a fat bike vendor showcase, demos, fat bike races and lift served fat biking. Please visit the event website for more information on pricing and registration.

The International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association was established in 1996 by freeskiing pioneer Shane McConkey and Crested Butte was one of the first resorts to host their competitions. The Junior Big Mountain Freeskiing and Snowboarding competition platform is comprised of regional events, national events, and one rotating North American Championship. Crested Butte Mountain Resort will host a Regional competition February 2nd where Junior competitors ages 12-18 will compete in the famed Crested Butte Extremes. For more information, please visit the…

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! The Jacob Jolliff Band is the next generation of bluegrass supergroups, led by one of the country's premier contemporary bluegrass mandolinists. Before joining Yonder Mountain String Band in 2015, Jacob Jolliff founded the beloved New England roots band Joy Kills Sorrow while attending Berklee School of Music on a full scholarship. In 2012, Jolliff had the distinctive honor of being named the National Mandolin Championship winner.

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! Most people know Aaron Lee Tasjan as one of the wittiest, most offbeat, brilliant, Americana troubadours writing and singing songs today. And the New York Times, NPR and Rolling Stone will all gladly corroborate. But steel yourselves, folk fans, because he’s about to follow his restless muse straight out from under the weight of everyone’s expectations into the kind of glammy, jingle-jangle power-pop- and- psych-tinged sounds he hasn’t dabbled in since his younger…

Free concerts will take place all evening in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Butte 66, followed by the headlining performance at 7:30 p.m. on the Red Lady Stage. The peak of Mt. Crested Butte will be lit as the backdrop of the fireworks display starting around 9:15 p.m. (weather permitting). It is a sight you won’t want to miss, so bring a smile and your dancing shoes for a night full of fun.…

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! Grammy nominated guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tab Benoit makes his home near New Orleans in Houma, Louisiana. He's one of a handful of bright rising stars on the modern blues scene. For most of the 1990s and into the 2000s, he's worked each of his records the old-fashioned way, by playing anywhere and everywhere he and his band can play. Unlike so many others before him, Benoit understands that blues is not a…

Meet some fellow shred ladies for stellar lift-served mountain biking, plus a post-ride beer! Open to women ages 21 and older, these group rides are presented in conjunction with the Women’s Work Force at the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association and geared towards taking several twilight laps on intermediate level Bike Park trails with like-minded women. Ladies Bike Night tickets are available for sale at the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Shop for $10 and include twilight lift access from 4:30…

Join us at the Umbrella Bar at Ten Peaks and enjoy a sunset dinner with dessert under the moonlight. Tickets are for sale online and include a complimentary glass of house wine or draft beer with a delicious dinner starting at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited so be sure to purchase in advance.

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! One of the highest and rarest aspirations in popular music is to reach for the transcendental, to access the spirit. On the third album “The Wave” by Nashville based Los Colognes, they succeed just this- in breaking through the confines of everyday pop song lyricism to tell a sort of holistic story. It is not a concept piece, but it is a brooding and still joyful song cycle filled with philosophical rumination, effortless…

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! The 8 piece Polyrhythmics are proving to be one of Seattle's finest exports. Rich with bold brass and hypnotic percussion, Polyrhythmics’ latest album, Caldera, showcases the instrumental eight-piece’s impossibly tight grooves and virtuosic musicianship as they tear through a singular blend of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, R&B, progressive jazz, and Afrobeat. Calling to mind everything from Antibalas and the Dap-Kings to The Meters and Fela Kuti, it’s without a doubt their strongest work…

Challenge yourself and support those in need. Join Living Journeys on a hike to the top of Mt. Crested Butte (12,162 feet), and raise money to provide support, education and awareness to those living with cancer. Money raised from the hike and half marathon helps recipients pay medical bills and alleviate the stress of daily living expenses during their cancer treatments. The half marathon begins and ends in the CBMR base area and follows multi-use trails and access roads throughout…

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! The Dip is an electrifying seven-piece soul band from Seattle, Washington. Featuring three members of Beat Connection, the band toes the line between crooning soul and hard-driving funk. Featuring crunchy lines from the Honeynut Horns, The Dip is a throwback groove that is sure to get you movin'.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and West Elk Archers will host the 6th annual 3D competition giving archers the chance to access the beautiful Gunnison National Forest via the Red Lady Express chairlift. Participants will take the lift up to the start of the course at 10,300 feet with amazing views of the Elk Mountain Range to the north. A sight-in range will be set near the top of the lift for archers to warm up before starting the course. From…

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! Toronto-based group Battle of Santiago combines classic Afro-Cuban rhythms and vocals with a distinctly Canadian post-rock spirit and sensibility. The result is a wholly unique sound that tells a universal 21st Century story, transcending borders while staying rooted in one city’s immigrant experience.

FREE CONCERT SERIES AT CBMR BASE AREA! From the funk-laced beats and bass-heavy sousaphone blasts that kick off their grammy nominated album “Spyboy” to the gritty warmth of singer J’Wan Boudreaux’s voice, New Orleans brass band-meets-Mardi Gras Indian outfit Cha Wa radiates the fiery energy of the best features of the city’s street culture.

Head to the Umbrella Bar at Ten Peaks via Prospect Road and enjoy a twilight dinner with dessert under the stars. The Gunnison Observatory will be on site with a telescope set up on the deck for guests to explore the night sky. Tickets are for sale online and include a complimentary glass of house wine or draft beer with a delicious dinner starting at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited so be sure to purchase in advance.

A unique trail running experience. Fall is the best time of year to run on the many outstanding trails in Crested Butte—cooler temperatures, spectacular views and leaves blanketing the trails. What better way to celebrate this awesome time of year than with a trail run that starts in the town of Crested Butte (Rainbow Park), moves through the Upper Loop trail system, then on to the trails of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, all the way to the peak! From there,…

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and High Mountain Flyers will team up for a two-day, valley-wide Disc Golf Tournament. Compete in Gunnison on Saturday with High Mountain Flyers, and head to Crested Butte Mountain Resort on Sunday for tee-times on the long-course. Adult $30, Kids $15

Mad Moose Events is bringing a premiere trail running event to Crested Butte this summer. Wide open views will amaze runners as they traverse through Gunnison National Forest for the Crested Butte Ultra. Offering a 55K with 7,000 feet of elevation gain and a 105k with 15,000 feet of elevation gain, the event offers something for every ultra-athlete. Both races will start and finish at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. 105k $225, 55k $130