Crested Butte Avalanche Center Trailhead Days are free, informal outreach events held throughout the winter at popular backcountry trailheads around Crested Butte and Gunnison County. Meet at the Slate River Trailhead. During these days, CBAC forecasters and volunteers meet recreationists where they start their day to share current avalanche conditions, discuss the local snowpack, offer…
Crested Butte Avalanche Center Trailhead Days are free, informal outreach events held throughout the winter at popular backcountry trailheads around Crested Butte and Gunnison County. Meet at the Sondgrass Trailhead. During these days, CBAC forecasters and volunteers meet recreationists where they start their day to share current avalanche conditions, discuss the local snowpack, offer terrain…
Join the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for an inspiring Fireside Chat with Lani Bruntz, as she shares stories and insights from skiing across the globe. From remote mountain ranges to iconic international ski destinations, this conversation explores what it’s like to travel, ski, and make decisions in unfamiliar terrain and snowpacks. Along the way, Lani…
Join the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for a fascinating Fireside Chat with Dave Scheefer, focusing on the history of avalanches in Gunnison County. Drawing on decades of research, firsthand accounts, and archival records, this talk explores notable avalanche events that have shaped the region’s backcountry, infrastructure, and avalanche awareness culture. Attendees will gain valuable perspective…
Join the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for a special Fireside Chat featuring Kim Grant of Silverton Mountain, hosted at Zuni West Brewing. Kim Grant is a highly experienced professional ski guide and ski patroller best known for her long career at Silverton Mountain in Colorado, one of the country’s most challenging backcountry-oriented ski areas. She…
Join the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for an engaging expert panel discussion at the Mallardi Theatre, bringing together local avalanche professionals, forecasters, and backcountry experts for an informative evening focused on winter mountain safety. This Fireside Chat-style conversation dives into current snowpack conditions, avalanche decision-making, real-world case studies, and audience questions. Designed for skiers, riders,…
Presented by the Crested Butte Museum, this history talk at the Elevation Hotel explores the fascinating evolution of Crested Butte Mountain Resort. From its early days and pioneering lift infrastructure to the personalities, terrain, and moments that helped shape its legendary reputation, enjoy stories and visuals that trace how the mountain became the resort locals…
Join Colorado historian Dr. Duane Vandenbusche at the Elevation Hotel for an engaging presentation on the history of skiing. Explore the rich skiing history of the Gunnison Valley through archival images and stories from the 11 lift-assisted ski resorts that have operated here from 1880 to the present, including four ski areas in and around…
Trivia Night is here at Sage Grouse Lounge! Brains out, beers up. Trivia Night at The Sage Grouse Lounge is where questionable facts, loud debates, and solid guesses collide in a packed, locals-heavy bar. Bring your smartest friends, your luckiest guesses, and your best trash talk — because knowing random stuff has never been this…
Trivia Night is here at Sage Grouse Lounge! Brains out, beers up. Trivia Night at The Sage Grouse Lounge is where questionable facts, loud debates, and solid guesses collide in a packed, locals-heavy bar. Bring your smartest friends, your luckiest guesses, and your best trash talk — because knowing random stuff has never been this…