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La Grande Course De Crested Butte

February 22, 2025

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.

A trip up Snodgrass during the GMT.

Registration opens October 18th.
Questions?
Contact
events@cbnordic.org.

Morning light on Mt. Crested Butte during the GMT.

REGISTRATION

Registration opens on October 18th. Per our Forest Service permits, the race is capped at 200 individuals. Historically, it sells out in January. Though we will maintain a waitlist, we recommend registering promptly if you wish to race in 2025.

POLICIES, DATES, and DEADLINES

We do not offer race entry refunds or transfers between participants.

We strongly recommend purchasing Racer Protection at registration. Racer Protection covers your registration purchase in the event that you cannot attend the event due to unforeseen circumstances (injury, illness, loss of a job, etc.). You can find more information on Racer Protection on the Run Sign Up registration page.

We will operate a traditional waitlist. As numbers allow, the Race Director will contact waitlisted teams with an event registration link. The waitlist and registration will close a couple of weeks before the race.

Nikki rips her skins for a descent on the GMT.

THE COURSE

The competitive course begins in Crested Butte behind the Crested Butte Community School. The recreational course begins in Mt. Crested Butte at the Snodgrass Trailhead. Both races circumnavigate Gothic Mountain and end on the CB Nordic trail system at the Magic Meadows Yurt.

MANDATORY GEAR

The listed gear are the essentials required to race. However, every athlete should exercise their own backcountry sense as to what supplementary gear they may wish to pack.

Avalanche Rescue Gear:

  • Beacon

  • Shovel

  • Probe

Personal Protection Gear:

  • Helmet

  • Neck gaiter or Balaclava

  • Jacket & Pant - Emergency Insulation Layers (Warm Down or Synthetic)

A Colorado Outdoor Search and Rescue Card (or a current Colorado hunting/fishing license) is required to participate in any Grand Traverse race. You will have to show proof of purchase at bib pick-up. Do this ahead of time and save yourself the headache. This $5 supports Colorado Search and Rescue and offers excellent protection in the unlikely case of a backcountry rescue.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

  • Bib Pick-Up | Crested Butte Nordic
    10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. 

  • Mandatory Racer Meeting | Crested Butte Community School, MPR
    7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Information is subject to change. For the safety of racers and volunteers, weather and snow conditions may require a change in the race start time or location, the official course, or race rules – or may lead to cancellation.

Racers head up Snodgrass.

AID STATIONS & FINISH LINE BAGS

This is a minimally supported event. Aid stations at Gothic Townsite, Top of the World, and Pittsburgh Townsite will have hydration and some nutrition. See the racer manual for more details.Race staff will transport one small finish line bag to the Magic Meadows Yurt

SHUTTLES

The race finishes about a mile from the trailhead. Racers must ski to the trailhead where free shuttles will circulate to give racers a ride back to parking areas.

PRIZES

  • Top-of-the-World Premium

    • The first racer to arrive at the Top-of-the-World will be offered a $100 premium to carry the “awkward load” to the finish. The “awkward load” must be delivered to the race official at the finish to receive the premium payout.

    “Raffle Roulette”

    • Randomly selected finishers will receive product prizes. Upon completing the race, review the results board to see if your finish was identified as a raffle roulette winner.

RESULTS

VOLUNTEER

This race takes a village. We rely on our amazing community of volunteers. Volunteer roles will be posted early winter.

A happy racer on the GMT.

Book a room with our preferred lodging partner:
Old Town Inn

Interested in or training for the Grand Traverse or Triple Crown?

March 30, 2025

The Grand Traverse is a point-to-point ski race from Crested Butte to Aspen.  Racers travel 40 miles across the Elk Mountain range, climbing over 6,800 vertical feet. To ensure competitor safety, racers must have a partner, carry mandatory gear, and begin the race at midnight when avalanche hazard is decreased.

Racers greet the dawn on the Grand Traverse.

The Gothic Mountain Tour is made possible with the generous support of our partners.