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Dem Lumps: 30 Minute Snowboard, Skate, and Ski Movie

Matt Norris, creator of the Lump People Collaborative, put together this movie featuring a crew of guys shredding snowboards, skateboards, and skis.  “Dem Lumps” features some respectable urban, park, and big mountain ridi...
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Thoughts From the Season

Another season is over and in the books here in Crested Butte.  No it’s not the end of winter.  The backcountry is going off right now. It will snow again, and Facebook and Instagram will blow up with pictures and status up...
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Winter Adventures in August

Our friend Jacqueline Knutson just returned from a ski trip to South America.  Now back in the States, the SLC based ripper put together this well written trip report we thought we’d share with you. Due to Pisco-induced ...
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Beans and Rice Freeride Episode 3: Ski Bum’s Delight

The Beans and Rice Freeride crew is back with their third and final installment of their webisode series.  We look forward to seeing what they produce this winter. This third and final installment of the Beans and Rice Trilogy...
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Some Urban Drops From the Storm

As you know, the snow finally happened.  We received 21 inches of good base building snow. A crew of riders desperate to drop anything got after it on Tuesday.  Flat landings and fun times were had. Photos: Alex Stevenson and...
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Flow Tailgate Alaska 2013 Edit

Tailgate Alaska has been going off.  Conditions have been perfect for the skiers and riders who make the annual pilgrimage to the Chugach.  Here, Flow riders Mike Basich, Tim Humphreys, Shin Biyajima, Jason Gretzinger and Ir...
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History of Skiing in CB Slideshow by Prof. Vandenbusche

Western State Colorado University Professor Duane Vandenbusche gave this lecture on ski history in Crested Butte last December.  It’s a pretty awesome look at life back in the early 1900s.
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Report on Beehive Avy Fatality

A 28 year old Bozeman man died after a small avalanche carried him over a rock face on Beehive Peak in Montana.  The victim and party had taken all of the appropriate precautions, but it still ended in fatality.  According t...
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Blunck Set to Compete at NZ Open

Crashes at Cardrona.  NZ Open tomorrow.   After a disappointing result at the World Cup at Cardrona Resort, Aaron Blunck is at it again, this time at the North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand.  New Zealand’s biggest f...
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MSP: Ruin and Rose Trailer

Our local film crew, Matchstick Productions, just dropped the trailer for their 2016 release, Ruin and Rose. It looks rowdy. Winter is coming.
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