4 running events in Crested Butte, Colorado

The Pinnacle Orthopedics Community Races are a fun way to get outside, exercise, meet new people, and challenge yourself. Each race weekend will include a "long" course (5-25km) and "short" course option (3-6km) along with a free Kids race (1 - 2.5km). Only the "long" course option will score points towards the overall series. All proceeds from this event support the Crested Butte Nordic Team.

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A beautiful circumnavigation of Gothic Mountain. The Gothic Mountain Tour features a 23.5-mile competitive race and a 17.85-mile recreational race around the majestic Gothic Mountain. This race is unique, tough, and beautiful. The perfect place to test your Grand Traverse systems.

The Gothic Mountain Tour is operated as a fundraising event for Crested Butte Nordic, a 501(c)(3) recreational non-profit organization.

The Elk Mountains Grand Traverse was conceived by Jan Runge in the 1990s. The race’s genesis was partially based on the historical mail routes that connected the Colorado mining towns of Crested Butte and Aspen in the 1880s. It also drew inspiration from the Patrouille des Glaciers, a point-to-point ski race in Switzerland which Runge had become familiar with in the 80s. In 1998, with the help of the community, Runge sent a brave field of competitors from Crested Butte, over the Elk Mountains, to Aspen. It worked, and the Extraordinary Backcountry Ski Race was born. In 2012, event ownership was transferred to Crested Butte Nordic. The race is now a major fundraiser for the organization. In 2014 the Grand Traverse summer events were launched. Now the Grand Traverse features a winter ski race, a summer mountain run, and a mountain bike race.