The Nordic News

August

The Least Skiable of All Months

Except for maybe September, but once those leaves turn yellow we’re pretty much there. And season pass sales go online September 1, so there’s plenty of daydreaming about skiing and snow at least.

While it may be the least snowy time of year, we’ve still got some updates and calls for help to share with the community. It won’t be long before we see most of you out on the snow again, so thanks for turning on, tuning in, and scrolling down.

Annual Fall Potluck

Thursday, September 17 at 5 p.m.

In just one short month, it will be time for our annual gathering of good food, good times, and good people in anticipation of winter.

We hope you’ll join us at the Nordic Center
on Thursday, September 17 at 5 p.m.

Come catch up with your winter community, share good food, and peruse our pre-season sale. We will have past-season merchandise on sale, including CB Nordic-branded items, Swix, Lill-Sport, Maloja, Skida, and Dynafit.

Bring your favorite dish to share, a chair, and your own plate + utensils.

We’ll see you there!

Join our Team

We’re Hiring for the Winter Season!

Nordic Center: Love winter? Come join the Nordic Center staff and help locals and visitors get out and make the most of winter. We’re hiring supervisors, associates, and service technicians.

Magic Meadows Yurt: We’re currently hiring Yurt Dinner servers and guides. Spend your winter working at our beautiful backcountry yurt. There’s no shortage of excellent views, cozy fires, and groomed trails.

Thanksgiving Camp

Plus Fall Masters Dryland Training!

Back for it’s 34th year of early-season awesomeness, Thanksgiving Camp is here to jumpstart your skiing success. Find your footing, and fine-tune your glide with our team of PSIA certified instructors. This year’s offerings include adult beginner sessions, adult classic and skate technique clinics, and the ever-popular U20 training camp.

Check out the 2026 Thanksgiving Camp Guide.
Registration opens September 8.

As you gear up for snow, join us for dryland training from September 1 to October 27 - Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. This is a nordic-focused program led by coach Jenny Smith from Aim High Performance. Registration is limited to 12 participants, and the cost is $135 for the nine sessions.

Ready to get started? Email joellen@cbnordic.org to register.

Season Passes & Yurt Dinners

On Sale September 1st!

Get unlimited skiing for the whole family with a 2026-2027 season pass. Take advantage of early-bird pricing ($250) when season passes go on sale Tuesday, September 1. Prices increase to $300 on November 1st.

Yurt Dinners at the Magic Meadows Yurt go on sale the same day as well. Dates have been released, so you can start to plan by visiting our site.

In addition to access to all 55 km of groomed trails, each season pass purchase comes with benefits, including five free rentals, $35 off Magic Meadows Yurt Dinners, 30% off lessons and tours, and a 10% discount on Alley Loop, Gothic Mountain Tour, and Grin & Bear It registrations. 

If you want your season pass discount on Yurt Dinners, you must make the pass purchase first and use your discount code included in your confirmation email when you book your dinners. The same goes for all other season pass perks. You must use them at the time of registration. They may not be applied retroactively as a refund.

We want to make sure skiing remains an accessible outlet for the Gunnison Valley. Other ski passes in the valley have increased nearly 30% in cost since 22/23, but we haven’t increased our pass price at all in that time.

See you on the snow soon!

Last call for volunteers!

Summer GT - Labor Day Weekend

We’re looking for a few more people to round out our volunteer team for the upcoming Summer Grand Traverse. This race takes a village. Can you support in any of the following roles?

Friday, September 4

• Tracker distribution at the Nordic Center (CB)

Saturday, September 5

• Start line support in Crested Butte (Town of CB)

• Aid station support (Death Pass, Taylor Pass, Richmond Ridge, Aspen Mountain)

• Course sweeps (Death Pass -> Aspen)

• Shuttle drive for cutoff racers (CB)

• Course marshals (CB)

• Finish line support (Aspen)

Sunday, September 6

• Aid Station support (Aspen Mountain, Death Pass, Taylor Pass)

• Course Marshal (CB)

• Finish line support (CB)

Program Guides and Dates

For Masters and Jr. Programs Are Up

Dates, schedules, and details for Masters and Jr. Programs are now live on our website so you can start planning your winter.

Changes to the Masters schedule include switching classic and skate technique days for January, and a new Thursday morning Performance or Performance Lite class in December at 8 a.m.

Jr. Programs and the Comp Team remain largely unchanged from last season, with the exception of an earlier start on Wednesdays to accommodate early release schedules.

Registration for Masters and Jr. Programs opens on September 8.

You Make All the Difference

Be Part of Our Community

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Crested Butte Nordic depends on your support to keep our trails world-class and our programs top-notch. Please consider making a gift to help us get more people outside, having life-changing experiences in the outdoors, all year long.

Interested in making a legacy gift to CB Nordic? Contact Executive Director Hedda Peterson, hedda@cbnordic.org, to learn more about how to make a gift that sustains CB Nordic so that future generations can experience the beauty and wonder of winter.