The Big Mountain Enduro Series is rolling in to town this week coinciding with Crested Butte Bike Week. Let’s take a look back at what happened at the Angel Fire/Taos stop a couple weeks ago. Big Mountain Enduro: Angel Fire/Taos from Big Mountain Enduro on Vimeo. Top 5 Pro Men: 1 4 Ross Schnell Pro […]
Jordan Schwartz, a former marine and 29-year-old freshman at WSCU, has set an ambitious goal this winter while starting his first year at Western. Jordan will ski all the 14ers in the San Juans, the Sangre de Christos, and the Elk Mountains, totaling 31 peaks. What makes someone want to do this? Well, Jordan […]
Our friends to the south at Venture Snowboards put together this promo video for this upcoming winter. We cant wait to get down to the San Juans this winter. Hopefully mother nature cooperates with the goods and a healthy snowpack.
After a couple weeks of a solid winter weather pattern that brought light snow to the high peaks around Crested Butte, winter arrived in a hurry when a big system left us with a few inches in town and several feet in the Irwin and Paradise Divide areas. (Words and video by Tom Runcie) Elk […]
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 6 of 30. Crested Butte Mountain Guides takes clients to the powder filled world of the […]
A crew of Western State Colorado University freshmen went down to the San Juans last weekend to do some skiing in Yankee Boy Basin and hike Mt. Sneffels (ele. 14150). Pretty rad little weekend.
Monster Energy Rider Alex Coleburn has been hampered by injuries the past two years. It appears he is healthy. The tricks, especially the nose stalls, are ridiculous.
It is with heavy hearts that we report a death at Crested Butte Mountain Resort yesterday. Early reports indicate it was a teenage male from the Western Slope. The incident is currently under investigation. Thanks to Ski Patrol for the professional manner in which it was handled. Below is preliminary information form resort spokesperson Scott […]
Hartman Rocks Opens North of the Powerlines at 2pm Today From Gunnison Trails: Yes! Hartman’s is Open! Please Respect the Season Closures Until May 15th for all Roads and Trails South of the Powerlines Road for Sage-grouse Protection Enchanted Forest is still holding snow and mud and is closed for now. All roads […]
Episode 8, Season 8 of Salomon Freeski TV takes us the Val de la Claree, a small corner of the French alps that rejected an international highway from Italy, in order to preserve their way of life. “It remains a place to discover under your own power.”