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Center for the Arts presents Ben Miller Band with Crow Moses

January 29
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Center for the Arts presents Ben Miller Band with Crow Moses.Ben Miller Band is hard to put in tidy package with a neat genre designation to it. One might say it's a largely bluegrass band (classic stringed instruments are in their repertoire), others could say it's a rock band (then there's the addition of perhaps an electric guitar or drumset). But with the appearance of a trumpet, washboard, spoons, and perhaps a one-string washtub bass, Ben Miller Band brings an eclectic brand of music ...

Winter Photography Workshop Adventures

January 30 – 31
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Join local professional photographer, Raynor Czerwinski, on a cross country ski tour out to the historic town of Gothic and stay the night in the Luxurious Maroon hut. Spend the evening photographing the sunset over the historic buildings as well as the dramatic mountainous scenery. After dinner, return outside to a nighttime winter wonderland to photograph night sky. The Maroon Hut Has raised the bar for backcountry living with a ground source heat pump for heating and hot water, electricity...

Butte 66 Party on February 1

February 01
04:00 PM – 08:00 PM

After a great day on the slopes, join us at Butte 66 for our annual Super Bowl party! With BBQ specials including Pulled Pork and Smoked Brisket and drink specials, Butte 66 is the place to be for the "Big Game." There will be a wing eating contest at halftime. Game time is 4:25 pm.

Big Game Monday

February 02
09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

To honor America's favorite day of sports, we are offering discounted lift tickets based on the combined score of the big game on Sunday, February 1. Crested Butte Mountain Resort is in the football spirit this year, announcing a one-day promotion in honor of America’s big game.On Monday, February 2, 2015, we will be offering discounted lift tickets based on the final combined score of Sunday’s game, or $69 in the event of a high scoring game.The price of a full day lift ticket on M...

Moonlight Snowshoe Tour

February 03
05:30 PM – 08:30 PM

For a completely exhilarating experience try snowshoeing by the light of the full moon and explore Crested Butte Mountain with our guides. . CBMR features moonlight snowshoe tours three times a year, on the night of the full moon on January 5, February 3, and March 5. Included in this package is transportation by shuttle, snow shoes, poles, hot drinks and a snack. Remember to dress warm for this exciting evening adventure. Cot is $85 and can be reserved with th...

Griggs Orthopedics Town Rando Series - Race 4 of 4

February 04
05:00 PM – 07:00 PM

FREE RANDONEE RACES WITH FOOD, BEER AND RAFFLE PRIZES AFTER EACH RACE! February 4- Race starts at 5 PM, Awards party at Butte 66 after the race Please Note: Athletes must register in the middle level of the Treasury Building 30 minutes prior to the race start time.Don’t forget your headlamp for evening races!All races start in the base area.

Attitude Adjustment Party

February 06
07:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Crested Butte Ski Patrol is hosting their annual Attitude Adjustment Party. Keep those snow dances up! Music starting at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. and buses run ‘til 2 a.m. There will be door prizes, raffle prizes, as well as silent auction items!

USASA Boardercross/Skiercross

February 07 – 08
All Day

USA Snowboard and Freeskiing Association will make another stop in Crested Butte this season to cater to the ski and snowboard racers, as they charge their way through the cross course, below the Paradise Lift. For more information visit www.usasa.org

29th Annual Alley Loop Marathon

February 07
09:00 AM – 02:00 PM

The Alley Loop, a signature Crested Butte race and costume party, returns with a chance for all ages and abilities to Nordic ski downtown Crested Butte, through alleys, over bridges and by charming downtown homes. As part of the Ski Marathon Series and an American Birkebeiner qualifying race, more challenging loops traverse through the groomed outskirts of Crested Butte. 5k-full marathon races in both classic and skate skiing. Music, food, and drinks abound with the beer garden at the fini...

Aprèspalooza Presented by Volvo - Featuring Matisyahu

February 08
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM

Free Acoustic Show Featuring Matisyahu February 8 at 4PM at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square Ballroom! Brought to you by:Bud Light Town of Mt. Crested Butte Bird Dog Nordica Monster Montanya DistillersSony Action Cam

reCreations Live Painting Class Nimphee by Claude Monet

February 12
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM

Grab a friend and join artist Jennifer Vannatta at The Sweet Spot in Mt Crested Butte for one or all of these two-hour, instructor-led painting workshops. In each workshop, Jennifer will guide you through recreating a classical, well-known painting. Class will begin with a bit of information on the artist, the piece, how it was created, and where it hangs. Jennifer will then give tips on arranging your composition, mixing your paints, and applying various painting techniques to your canvas, enc...

IFSA Junior Regionals/Collegiate Freeskiing Competitions

February 14 – 16
All Day

The International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association was established in 1996 by freeskiing pioneer Shane McConkey. The Junior Big Mountain Freeskiing and Snowboarding system is comprised of regional events, national events, and one North American Championship. The IFSA is responsible for sanctioning, insurance, protocol, and direction. Crested Butte Mountain Resort will host a Regionals Competition February 14-16, which will be open to Juniors (ages 10-18), Collegiate competitors. The comp...

Center for the Arts presents Willie Barcena

February 14
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Center for the Arts presents Willie Barcena.Comedian Willie Barcena, an 18-year comedy veteran, never shies away from a challenge. He just completed a two year run with "The Morning Show" on KSFM 102.5 Sacramento. During that time "The Morning Show" shot to the number one spot in this highly competitive market. Willie’s talent has garnered him 10 appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Jay even invited Willie to perform for the troops in Afghanistan. Barcena helpe...

Move the Butte Open Dress Rehearsal

February 18
07:00 PM – 08:30 AM

The Crested Butte Dance Collective invites you to the Open Dress Rehearsal of its annual dance showcase, Move the Butte. The performance is at the Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 Adults $7 Kids 12 and under.

CB Film Fest Presents I Orgins

February 19
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM

The Crested Butte Film Festival Monthly Series presents I Origins Starring Michael Pitt and Brit Marling. A science-fact, mystery-thriller, and one of the best films of 2014, I Origins follows a molecular biologist, who tragically loses the love of his life, but whose research on the human eye points to evidence with far reaching implications about human evolution and spiritual reincarnation. How far would you go to prove your beliefs? Running time is 106 minutes. Rated R. Doors open at 6:30...

Prater Cup

February 19 – 22
09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Crested Butte’s marquee annual race will bring 200 of Colorado’s top 11 and 12 year old racers to Crested Butte. The Prater Cup is always a blast for competitors and fans alike. Look for some high speed skiing and tons of fun as these athlete's look to qualify for the Junior Olympics as well as beating out their competitors in the annual Nations Cup team event.

Move The Butte

February 20
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Crested Butte Dance Collective presents its annual dance showcase, Move the Butte. Move the Butte is the CB Dance Collective's signature annual showcase. It is a community dance and performance arts show that celebrates and showcases the creativity and connection we share through dance. Adult local dancers, artists, and choreographers converge on stage in a stunning variety of dance modalities. There are three performances: Friday, February 20, 8:00 PM and Saturday, February 21, 4:00 PM a...

Move The Butte

February 21
08:00 PM

The Crested Butte Dance Collective presents its annual dance showcase, Move the Butte. Move the Butte is the CB Dance Collective's signature annual showcase. It is a community dance and performance arts show that celebrates and showcases the creativity and connection we share through dance. Adult local dancers, artists, and choreographers converge on stage in a stunning variety of dance modalities. There are three performances: Friday, February 20, 8:00 PM and Saturday, February 21, 4:00 PM a...

Move The Butte

February 21
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM

The Crested Butte Dance Collective presents its annual dance showcase, Move the Butte. Move the Butte is the CB Dance Collective's signature annual showcase. It is a community dance and performance arts show that celebrates and showcases the creativity and connection we share through dance. Adult local dancers, artists, and choreographers converge on stage in a stunning variety of dance modalities. There are three performances: Friday, February 20, 8:00 PM and Saturday, February 21, 4:00 PM a...

Center for the Arts Presents The Wood Brothers

February 22
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Center for the Arts presents an evening with The Wood Brothers. The Wood Brothers are an Americana and blues band and consist of real brothers Chris (Upright Bass) and Oliver Wood (Acoustic and electric guitars), as well as multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix. From early in their childhood in Boulder, Colorado, Chris and Oliver were steeped in American roots music. Their father, a molecular biologist, performed classic songs at camp fires and family gatherings, while their mother, a poet, instil...

The Center for the Arts presents The Claire Lynch Band

February 25
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Center for the Arts presents The Claire Lynch Band. Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. She is the reigning Female Vocalist of the Year for the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and a 2012 recipient of the United States Artists Walker Fellowship. Her career has been decorated with many other accolades including two GRAMMY nominations and IBMA Vocalist awards...

2 Star Freeride World Qualifier

February 27 – 28
All Day

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association will host a 2 Star Qualifying event in conjunction with the Freeride World Tour on February 27th and 28th. All athletes will qualify on Friday and competitors who make the cut to Finals will run on Saturday, weather permitting. The top athlete in each category will be awarded a “wildcard” spot in the 4 Star Qualifier at Crested Butte on March 19-21. For more information go t...

7 Hours of the Banana

March 01
09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

7 Hours of the Banana is a ski race where competitors will ski or ride nonstop laps down the Banana/Twister (depending on snow) to raise money for the Adaptive Sports Center and the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation. In past seasons, top racers completed 50 laps on Twister, while others take it more leisurely and enjoy a great day on the mountain.

Moonlight Snowshoe Tour

March 05
07:00 PM – 10:00 PM

For a completely exhilarating experience try snowshoeing by the light of the full moon and explore Crested Butte Mountain with our guides. . CBMR features moonlight snowshoe tours three times a year, on the night of the full moon on January 5, February 3, and March 5. Included in this package is transportation by shuttle, snow shoes, poles, hot drinks and a snack. Remember to dress warm for this exciting evening adventure. Cot is $85 and can be reserved with th...

IFSA Junior Nationals Freeskiing Competitions

March 05 – 08
All Day

The International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association was established in 1996 by freeskiing pioneer Shane McConkey. The Junior Big Mountain Freeskiing and Snowboarding system is comprised of regional events, national events, and one rotating North American Championship. The IFSA is responsible for sanctioning, insurance, protocol, and direction. Crested Butte Mountain Resort will host Nationals March 5-8, where Junior competitors ages 12-18 will compete in the famed Extreme Limits ter...

Big Air on Elk

March 07
05:00 PM – 09:00 PM

The main street of downtown Crested Butte is transformed into a giant huck fest with Colorado Freeskier's annual event. After a huge kicker is built on Elk Avenue, skiers and riders are pulled to speed by the snowmobile and compete to impress with big air, tricks and the not so rare wipeout. The event then transforms into a night of festivities with live music and parties at local establishments through town.

reCreations Live Painting Class Almond Blossom by Vincent Van Gogh

March 12
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM

Grab a friend and join artist Jennifer Vannatta at The Sweet Spot in Mt Crested Butte for one or all of these two-hour, instructor-led painting workshops. In each workshop, Jennifer will guide you through recreating a classical, well-known painting. Class will begin with a bit of information on the artist, the piece, how it was created, and where it hangs. Jennifer will then give tips on arranging your composition, mixing your paints, and applying various painting techniques to your canvas, enc...

USSMA Nationals

March 13 – 15
All Day

The Ski Mountaineering National Championship race brings athletes from across North America to compete in an uphill, guide ridge climb and downhill ski race. This race offers quite the spectacle with the mountaineers climbing the guide ridge up Mt. Crested Butte

Backcountry Basecamp

March 14 – 15
08:00 AM – 05:00 PM

Backcountry Magazine brings their Basecamp tour to Crested Butte Mountain Resort March 14-15, 2015, coinciding with USSMA Nationals. $20,000 worth of gear will be available throughout the weekend for demos. Be sure to check out the Basecamp in the base area yurt village and enter for your chance to win some gear in the raffle. The Basecamp raffle benefits a local non-profit each year that promotes backcountry awareness.

The Center for the Arts presents Marc Cohn

March 15
08:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The Center for the Arts presents an evening with Marc Cohn. Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has been obsessed with pop music for as long as he can remember: “I was hooked from day one. My older brother had a band that rehearsed in our basement, so I heard Bacharach, The Beatles, Ray Charles, and Motown coming up through the floorboards from the time I was six years old. By the time I was eleven though, the Beatles were breaking up and singer-songwriters were breakin...

4 Star Freeride World Qualifier

March 18 – 21
All Day

Crested Butte Mountain Resort and the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association will host a 4 Star Qualifying event in conjunction with the Freeride World Tour in the famed Extreme Limits Terrain. Schedule:March 18- Venue Inspection March 19- Qualifiers March 20- Finals March 21- Weather Day For more information go to www.freeskiers.org

Center for the Arts presents Taj Mahal

March 20
08:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Center for the Arts presents Taj Mahal. Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands, and so much more. What ties it all ...

The Al Johnson Telemark Race

March 22
09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

This Colorado costume even is as much fun to watch as it is to participate. In tribute a rugged 19th century mailman, competitors in wacky costumes climb 660 vertical feet, then descend 1200 feet down double-black diamond steeps some having never telemarked at all! Prizes for best times, best costumes, and best fall. The race can be tag-team or individual, or enjoyed as a spectator with access to the venue by an intermediate run.

The Grand Traverse

March 27 – 28
11:00 PM – 12:00 AM

This extraordinary 40-mile backcountry ski race between the towns of Crested butte and Aspen, CO is a fundraiser for the CB Nordic Council. Coinciding with the Grand Traverse, KBUT community radio hosts a fundraising part called "Soul Train" at Butte 66. Watch the Grand Traverse athletes take off from the Butte 66 deck around midnight.

Winter Photography Workshop Adventures

March 28 – 29
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Join local professional photographer, Raynor Czerwinski, on a cross country ski tour out to the historic town of Gothic and stay the night in the Luxurious Maroon hut. Spend the evening photographing the sunset over the historic buildings as well as the dramatic mountainous scenery. After dinner, return outside to a nighttime winter wonderland to photograph night sky. The Maroon Hut Has raised the bar for backcountry living with a ground source heat pump for heating and hot water, electricity...

Taste of Crested Butte Presents: Crafted

March 28
12:00 PM – 02:30 PM

Are you a foodie? Get a some spring sunshine, snow and a taste of beers, spirits, and food from around Colorado at Crafted on March 28, 2015 Ski some spring time slush then head over to the top of Painter Boy at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to join in on the tasting fun. Taste of Crested Butte is an event and promotion hosted by the Crested Butte /Mt Crested Butte Chamber.

Center for the Arts presents Jukebox Burlesque

April 03
09:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Center for the Arts presents Jukebox Burlesque. Telluride Theatre's House of Shimmy Shake is back with a brand new show, Jukebox Burlesque. The company returns to Crested Butte with a traditional Burlesque show spanning the musical eras of the strip-tease realm. Local women have learned this seductive art-form in Telluride for 5 years and will shimmy, shake and show off all varieties of Burlesque. With plenty of pasties, boylesque and many many surprises. Its a pastie-party... and you're invit...

Slush Huck/Pond Skim

April 04
All Day

The end of ski season is another excuse to celebrate, dress up in silly costumes and have wacky events, like the Slush Huck where contestants skim across water on their skis and snowboards. Get in your last turns of the season and go out with a bang!

The Ultimate Snowmobile Event

April 10 – 12
All Day

The Ultimate Snowmobile EventApril 10 – 12There's still fun to be had after the lifts stop spinning with the 2nd Annual snowmobile contest that will crown the Ultimate Snowmobiler. Produced by 357 Productions, the Ultimate Snowmobile Event is sure to be exciting! Snowmobiling is a highly entertaining spectator sport. We definitely recommend coming up to the mountain to watch the action from the Butte 66 deck! There will be a Jumbotron in the base area that will be airing the various eve...

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Center for the Arts presents Ben Miller Band with Crow Moses

Winter Photography Workshop Adventures

Butte 66 Party on February 1

Big Game Monday

Moonlight Snowshoe Tour

Griggs Orthopedics Town Rando Series - Race 4 of 4

Attitude Adjustment Party

USASA Boardercross/Skiercross

29th Annual Alley Loop Marathon

Aprèspalooza Presented by Volvo - Featuring Matisyahu

reCreations Live Painting Class Nimphee by Claude Monet

IFSA Junior Regionals/Collegiate Freeskiing Competitions

Center for the Arts presents Willie Barcena

Move the Butte Open Dress Rehearsal

CB Film Fest Presents I Orgins

Prater Cup

Move The Butte

Move The Butte

Move The Butte

Center for the Arts Presents The Wood Brothers

The Center for the Arts presents The Claire Lynch Band

2 Star Freeride World Qualifier

7 Hours of the Banana

Moonlight Snowshoe Tour

IFSA Junior Nationals Freeskiing Competitions

Big Air on Elk

reCreations Live Painting Class Almond Blossom by Vincent Van Gogh

USSMA Nationals

Backcountry Basecamp

The Center for the Arts presents Marc Cohn

4 Star Freeride World Qualifier

Center for the Arts presents Taj Mahal

The Al Johnson Telemark Race

The Grand Traverse

Winter Photography Workshop Adventures

Taste of Crested Butte Presents: Crafted

Center for the Arts presents Jukebox Burlesque

Slush Huck/Pond Skim

The Ultimate Snowmobile Event