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Pip Hunt and the K2 Alliance in Switzerland

Crested Butte native Pip Hunt, Mckenna Peterson, and Amie Engerbretson recently returned from a trip to Murren, Switzerland, where they were filming for K2 Skis and Pretty Faces, an all female ski film spearheaded by Lynsey Dy...
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Full length CSFU Movie by Creature Skateboards

Just in time for summer, Thrasher Magazine has released the full “CSFU” movie by Creature Skateboards.  It is fifty four minutes of awesome, which is long, but it will suck you in.  The soundtrack rocks (has it...
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Orage Masters 8 Official Video

Orage came out with the official edit from the Masters.  More proof that Orage Masters is the best competition/party of the season.  We can’t imagine the establishment at Sun Valley was very happy when they saw this vid...
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The Lazyboy: Short Documentary of Alex Cairns

photo: http://cm.mountainlifemag.ca Alex Cairns, of Squamish, British Colombia was born with Spinal Bifida, leaving him paralyzed from the knees down.  When he was fifteen, his grandmother signed him up for his first sit ski ...
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1992 Extreme Skiing Comp on Hall of Fame

Crested Butte has long been the unofficial home of “extreme” skiing.  It has played host to the longest running free ride competition in North America.  While the word “extreme” has gone out of style (...
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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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Pre-Season in NZ with Sam Lee

Winter is fast approaching in New Zealand. It has already snowed at higher elevations.  Sam Lee (see Blade Nation) knows the importance of being ready. And he is very, very, serious.
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Closing Day Pow at Copper Mountain

This late season snow has been phenomenal for Colorado.  It has returned our water levels to somewhat normal levels.  And the skiing isnt to shabby either.  Here, CB local Nicholas Harper Johnston takes advantage of seventee...
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EVENTS
New Race in Crested Butte

Crested Butte Pole Pedal Paddle

There is a new event in town that is sure to bring out the best skiers, pedlers and paddlers! The Crested Butte Pole Pedal Paddle brings the north and south parts of the valley together in a new adventure race. Registration end...
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Derek Johnson Speedflying on Snodgrass

A lot of people have been taking advantage of great late season conditions to go skiing.  Although he did skin up, Derek Johnson prefers to get down another way.  According to Johnson, “Once your feet have left the grou...
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