Muddy Butte

We headed out to Crusty Butt (Crested Butte) this weekend for the 4th MSC race. The COMotion contingent was well-represented again with several podium finishes, and lots of fun hanging out in the remote little mountain town.

Saturday's cross country races began under sunny skies, but the cold, wet weather quickly moved in.

Chris riding strong.
Doug cranking uphill.
Strouse posing for the camera... that tongue is gonna get muddy!
Ryan had a great race, and Autumn provided awesome support!
Marjorie and Evie couldn't be happier to be done!
Colin sporting the Optic Nerve King Spades in his race.
By the time my race rolled around just before 1pm, the rain began tinkling down and soon the powdery dirt trails were a greasy, muddy mess. I had the race won for the first 2 laps, but on the 3rd painful lap, my body disintegrated and I struggled home in near-hypothermia for 4th place.

Out of the gates and on course... it's all uphill from here!
Cruising the singletrack before the deluge hit.
Grinding up hill... 5,600 ft of climbing is painful! I think I'm going in slow motion at this point!
Scott in the zone.
Rob shaking out his wet, muddy sunglasses... this sucks!

Early Sunday morning, the clouds began clearing up, but 16 hours of steady rain made for a mud bath in the Super-D races.

Cary tore up the Super-D course!
Strouse pushing his 40+lb ASX sled up the last incline.
Chris stormin' through the Aspens in his first Super-D race on his new Yeti 575!
Chris grinding up the last incline... it was muddy and slick!
Chris had a great time in his first Super-D race! Full of mud and smiles!
Finally the sun came out, but it was already time to pack up and head out! Maybe we'll get in some more epic CB riding next year.