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2023/2024 Season Opening Dates

Snow is here and the anticipation for cross-country ski season is building. Join us in counting down to the season opening dates for cross-country ski resorts. Discover the perfect destination to kick off your winter... Read More
News November 01, 2023

5 Must-Know Winter Safety Tips for Nordic Skiers

Within the confines of groomed trails and resort boundaries, most skiers feel perfectly safe—but we can sometimes forget how wild and unforgiving the Colorado winter landscape can be. Here are some safety hacks and... Read More
News, Tips & Ideas October 27, 2022

Crested Butte Nordic Announces Executive Director Opening

Crested Butte Nordic, one of Colorado’s premier nordic ski and snowshoe centers, announces an opening for a new Executive Director. Current Director Christie Hicks is stepping down after 5 years of successfully... Read More
News March 09, 2022

Snow Mountain Ranch Welcomes New Snowcat

Snow Mountain Ranch is excited to announce we have a new bundle of joy joining our Nordic Center family! Snow Mountain Ranch has a new Prinoth Husky snowcat on our Nordic team!

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News December 22, 2021

$11,100 Team Prize Purse Spices up the Alley Loop Nordic Races

The Alley Loop Nordic Marathon has been Crested Butte’s best costume party and premier nordic ski competition for more than thirty-five years, but for the first time in 2022 it will include a team competition, dubbed... Read More
News December 21, 2021

X-C Ski Racing in the Age of COVID

How Crested Butte Nordic plans to keep skiers racing — and safe — for this year's Alley Loop.

It began with a dramatic lockdown last March when it seems like all of us went from “concerned but fine” to holed up in our homes, workplaces and schools shuttered, events canceled, even outdoor resorts and... Read More
News January 07, 2021

What You Need to Know for the 2020/21 Season

With so much uncertainty about the coming winter sports season in Colorado, here’s what we know so far about the Nordic scene.

It’s been one heck of a year. When alpine resorts closed last spring, skiers swapped boards for skinny skis and took to the trails in a surge of “just get me out in the snow” enthusiasm that has carried... Read More
News December 20, 2020
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