Spring Break Merriment in Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado
OutdoorHub 02.25.13
March and April are choice times to ski and snowboard Crested Butte with trails that have accumulated snow all winter, pleasant spring temperatures and wallet-friendly deals. Plus, there is action galore throughout the Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley due to a jam-packed calendar of events and plenty of non-skiing outdoor fun such as hot air ballooning, zip lining, dog sledding, snowshoeing, fishing, snowcat driving experiences, snowmobiling, tubing and more.
Here is a glimpse of happenings from March 1 until April 7, closing day for both Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Crested Butte Nordic Center. Or extend the season with backcountry adventures on your own or guided by local outfitters.
Events
Art, Music, Theatre & Dance
Mar 1, Apr 5 First Friday Art Walk & Music, Various Galleries & Locations, Gunnison
March 1 – 2 Move the Butte Presented by Crested Butte Dance Collective, CB Center for the Arts
March 6 Rock ’n’ Roll & Classical Music Showdown with Alpin Hong & Crushed Out, Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Mar 7-9,14-16 “Sonofagunn,” Gunnison Arts Center Theatre
March 8 – 9 Readers Theatre Presented by Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Mallardi Cabaret Theatre
March 9 Festevol featuring The Wailers & Twiddle, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
March 15 ArtTalk, Art Studio of the Center for the Arts, Crested Butte
March 15 Vagabond Opera, Crested Butte Center for the Arts
March 21 Watercolor & Wine Workshop, Gunnison Arts Center
March 21 Donavon Frankenreiter Concert, Crested Butte Center for the Arts
March 28 ArtWalk Evening, Studios & Galleries in Downtown Crested Butte
March 29 Ruth Moody Band, Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Apr 3-7, 10-13 “The Exit Interview” presented by CB Mountain Theatre, Mallardi Cabaret Theatre
April 7 Closing Day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort – Live music & more
Especially for Kids
March 16 Kids Rock “Aloha in the Butte” Concert featuring Doctor Noize, Presented by Trailhead Children’s Museum & Crested Butte Music Festival, Mtr. Square Ballroom, Mt. Crested Butte
March 23 “The Velveteen Rabbit” presented by PHAMALy, Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Festivals, Special Events & More
March 13 “Starry, Starry Night,” Winter Tour de Forks benefiting Crested Butte Center for the Arts, with dinner prepared by Maxwell’s Chef Anthony Reichenbach, Nordic Inn
March 28 Elk Mountains Grand Traverse Adventure Film Festival, Mtr. Square Ballroom, Mt. CB
March 29 Soul Train Presented by KBUT Radio, Butte 66, Mt. Crested Butte
March 30 Herb Class – Poplar for Pain Relief, Art Studio of the Center for the Arts, Crested Butte
April 3 – 7 Flauschink (flush out winter & welcome spring festival), Crested Butte & Mt. Crested Butte
Sporting Events
March 1 – 2 IFSA Junior Freeskiing Regional Competition, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
March 2 Ski For Hope Nordic Challenge benefiting Living Journeys, Crested Butte Trails
March 2 – 3 Weekend Warriors Ice Fishing Tournament, Blue Mesa Lake, Gunnison
March 7 – 10 IFSA Junior Freeskiing National Championships, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
March 9 Big Air on Elk (ski jumping) Presented by Colorado FreeSkier, Elk Avenue, Crested Butte
March 24 39th Annual Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill Telemark Ski Race, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
March 27 – 31 22nd Annual Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
March 29 – 30 16th Annual Elk Mountains Grand Traverse, Crested Butte to Aspen
April 6 Slush Huck Pond Skim Competition, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Activities on Nordic Skis & Snowshoes
March 7 Learn to Skate Ski for Free!, Crested Butte Nordic Center
March 11 – 12 New Moon Milky Way Photography Class on Nordic Skis by Raynor Czerwinski, Presented by Art Studio of the Center for the Arts, Crested Butte to Gothic Hut Trip
March 26 Full Moon Yurt Dinner, Crested Butte Nordic Center’s Magic Meadows Yurt
March 27 Moonlight Snowshoe Tour, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
