Visit Leadville Twin Lakes
Colorado on Another Level
Visitor Center Winter Hours:
Open Thursday through Monday
10am to 4pm
Closed Tues/Wed
All are welcome to attend this free, interactive talk at CMC where you will learn all about fueling your body for winter recreation. Hosted by Karen Casey, a registered dietitian, this talk will explore topics such as common nutrition myths and mistakes, an overview of macronutrients, what hydration really means and what it takes, as […]
Come out to Colorado Mountain College's Pinnacle Commons Building (Library) for a free screening of "Big Mountain Soul: Ski Africa" followed by a Q&A with one of the stars of the film, Michael "Tele-Mike" Russell @tele.mike Film begins at 7pm with the Q&A to follow. The CMC Coffee Shop will be open for warm drinks […]
Come out for Women's Fat Bike Ride on the Timberline Trails on Sunday, February 8th A social, fun ride! Lake County Residents you can rent a fat bike from Get Outdoors Leadville on Friday if you don't already have one!
Sunshine Saunas is teaming up with Fat Bike Worlds to debut the first-ever Sauna Festival in Leadville, bringing together Colorado-based mobile saunas, cold plunges, and live music for racers and the community. Spearheaded by Sunshine Saunas in collaboration with local partners, the festival will create a unique post-race recovery and celebration space featuring atmospheric DJ […]
Dr. Hanna Rose Shell from CU Boulder will be visiting the Leadville Colorado Mountain College campus on Saturday, October 25 to present her research on the Solar Observatory at Climax Mine. Dr. Shell has done extensive research on the Solar Observatory built in the late 1930s (the brainchild of Donald Menzel, world renowned astrophysicist who grew up […]
Come race the scariest race in the Central Rockies at the 8th Annual Haunted Hills Race! Racers will race through the haunted CMC Leadville trails on their bikes, their feet, or both! There will be: a 6.66K mountain bike race a 1.5K boo-friendly run event for kids a 6.66K Haunted Hills running race Racers are […]
‘Bicycling with Butterflies’ is CMC’s Common Reader for 2025 Award-winning non-fiction book available now Anyone who has followed the wandering flight of a butterfly and wondered where it was off to will be intrigued by Colorado Mountain College’s 2025 Common Reader book selection. “Bicycling with Butterflies" by Sara Dykman is the real-life account of the […]
SHIFRUNS: Trail Edition - #miles4ALS Saturday September 13, 2025 9:00am CMC Leadville, CO For the first time, we are bringing our challenge to the dirt. Choose your passion with either a 2.5 mile walk, a 10 mile trail run race or a 20 mile trail bike race. Both trail courses will be on dirt trails […]
Announcing the 2025 CMC Rail Jam! 🎉 The ski area operations program students are hosting their annual rail jam in the backyard park that is built completely by them. There are tons of sponsors who have provided awesome prizes for each age category. There will be a 12 and under groms division, a 13-17 teens […]
