

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Elk Mountain Grand Traverse
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 am (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: An extraordinary Colorado ski route!

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.

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

Priority registration will be open from November 3–16. It is available to participants who were registered and checked in for the 2025 GT Ski, as well as volunteers who filled hard-to-serve roles during the Summer GT. General registration for the Triple Crown opens on Monday, November 17.
General registration for the ski, run, and bike opens at midnight on Sunday, December 1st. 

Check the website for more info:

https://www.cbnordic.org/thegrandtraverse/ski
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/aspen/elk-mountain-grand-traverse/200029428772112
- **Event Categories**: sports, trips-adventures, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.cbnordic.org/thegrandtraverse/ski?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=aspen-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Aspen
- **state**: CO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Aspen, Colorado
- **lat**: 39.1923
- **long**: -106.824
- **full address**: Aspen, Colorado, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Aspen Snowmass (https://allevents.in/org/aspen-snowmass/1586169)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8f712ff679d31421e91fab77ac8a1d48bd487df081b6789a2f05fe1dee7a91e1-rimg-w300-h300-dc2f8cc2-gmir?v=1773862393

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 am (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Aspen, Colorado, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Aspen Snowmass
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, trips-adventures, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Elk Mountain Grand Traverse ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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