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Andrew Arnold: The Winter Edit

A frequent contributor to West Elk Project, Andrew Arnold has put together some entertaining edits for us this winter (see Gapers in the Park and Fall Edit).  Check out the final snowboard and ski edit, featuring Andrew, Grady...
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Spring Shredding

Andrew Arnold and Grady Shoop have had an active spring.  They’ve journeyed from CB to the front range, and up to Oregon.  Check out a Gatsby inspired edit of their adventures.
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Master Plan for Teocalli Expansion Close to Submission

Resort Looks to Expand both Intermediate and Expert Terrain   While trolling the outer boundary of Teocalli bowl for some fresh snow this meager winter, I came across a large (drool inducing) triple pillow line that looked...
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Matt Byrne’s Season Edit

Matt Byrne got after it this year.  After graduating from Western, the young man is leaving us to join the real world.  But not before demonstrating how rad life really is here, even on bad snow years.  Good luck buddy! Back...
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Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy Meeting

The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District is holding an informational meeting about the Watershed Planning Process. The meeting is scheduled for November 13th, from 6:00-8:00 (Pizza at 5:30) at the Fred R. Field West...
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Team of Women Sails to Ski First Descents and Raise Awareness about Climate Change

Our friend and CB native Pip Hunt is joining a set of women (including her mother Martha) on a sailing trip out of Islafjordur, Iceland, for unique trip to study climate change and ski first descents in both Iceland and Greenla...
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Big Sky FWQ Finals Replay

The Freeride World Qualifier at Big Sky took place last weekend at Big Sky Resort in Montana.  Despite healthy snow totals, the venue was sharky to say the least.  There were a lot of horrifying crashes.  Congrats to WSCU Mo...
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The Sh*t F*ck Like Bomb Guy is Back for Episode 2

Johan Jonsson, the Sh*t F*ck Like Bomb Euro, is back for more. “As a junkie searching for the next fix, we travelled the alps searching for bad snow.” Try as he might, he couldn’t find the proper conditions.  
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Paragliding Gothic

Derek Johnson is the owner of Sickbird Airsports, a speedflying instruction, guiding, and equipment company in Crested Butte.  In this video, Derek gets to enjoy Gothic Mountain in a way that most will never experience.
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Robbie Maddison’s Pipe Dream

The image says it all.  Pretty ridiculous stuff here.  Excellent job by Robbie Maddison making things happen.
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