February is off to a great start with some warmer temperatures and even more snow! The atmosphere is full of smiles as we recover from Snowmageddon and look forward to a couple more months of ski season.
The 31st Annual Alley Loop Nordic Marathon, held on Saturday, February 4, was a great success. This year 770 participants – mostly clad in fun and colorful costumes – enjoyed the fantastic weather along the beautiful and funky route. The race is part of the American Ski Marathon Series and is an American Birkebeiner Qualifier (details at cbnordic.org).
Congratulations to local Aaron Blunck for winning the Gold Medal at the Aspen X Games in the Men’s Ski SuperPipe on January 28! Check out his winning run HERE. Our community is buzzing with excitement, enthusiasm and some serious local pride. Some other local competitions are coming up, with the Freeride World Qualifiers Feb 10-12, the USASA Slopestyle and Rail Jam February 11 & 12, and the Prater Cup February 23-26.
There’s more fun to be had on or off the slopes with plenty of snow for all sorts of outdoor activities – whether it’s Nordic or skate skiing, snowmobiling, snowbiking, snowshoeing or fat biking! Even just taking a stroll is majestic as the fluffy white stuff falls gently around you in this true winter wonderland.
Don’t miss the screening of Disney’s Snowball Express, filmed in Crested Butte in 1972. The movie will be shown at the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum (331 Elk Avenue, crestedbuttemuseum.com) on Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 pm. It’s a great way to experience Crested Butte back in the old days and you might even see some familiar faces!
Crested Butte’s nightlife offers great selections for music, movies and even comedy night. Check out crestedbuttearts.org and cbjmajestic.net for more information, schedules and tickets.
We’ll end February with our annual Mardi Gras parade on February 28. Grab your beads and your friends for an afternoon of color, music and revelry.
Have a great month!
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