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Countdown to Opening Day: Colin and Seaton MacMillan

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 3 of 30. Colin and S...
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Summer Activity – Kayak!

With our summer video request we received from Gunnison Matt Clark’s Best of 2011 kayaking video. In order of appearance: Home Stake Creek, Durango, Rio Montague, Guatemala, South Mineral Creek, Silverton, Second Gorge Li...
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Community Profile: Zach Guy

Photo: Trent Bona | Community, meet Zach Guy. Zach moved from Bozeman, Montana to Crested Butte in November 2011 after finishing his graduate degree in Snow Science with a thesis on spatial variability within snow packs. His sn...
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Crested Butte Randonee Town Race Series: Race 1 Results

The first of the inaugural Crested Butte Randonne Town Race Series up at Crested Butte Mountain Resort hosted by GRIGGS ORTHOPEDICS, GO-TO-GUIDE, CRESTED BUTTE BUILDERS, GORE-TEX, SCARPA, CLIF BAR, BUD LIGHT was a success. Ther...
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Elk Mountain Grand Traverse Project!

The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8...
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2012 Crested Butte Film Festival

The 2nd annual Crested Butte International Film festival showcases a diverse selection of great films and their honorable guests at both ends of the valley. The diversity of films range from short features and documentaries to ...
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9th Annual Crested Butte Classic Results

The 9th Annual Crested Butte Classic took place this past Saturday, coinciding with the local festival, Vinotok.  A week earlier than usual, riders gathered at 7 AM in town for the “group ride.” The course of 100 m...
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CBAC 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is hosting their 10th annual Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts December 14th. Doors open at 5:00pm and the show starts around 5:30ish… The night will rev...
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Lupine Trail Day!

Crested Butte Mountain Biking Association did it again this past weekend with the completion of the upper section of the Lupine Trail. CBMBA lead the trail building with the amazing help of 182 commmunity members totaling over ...
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Recent CBMR Uphill Policy Meeting Notes

Around 30 uphillers, dogs, former and current CBMR employees all met yesterday, Wednesday morning, after getting their local Camp 4 Coffee in The Lodge at Mountaineer Square to discuss the evolution of uphill travel at Crested ...
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