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Surfing Blue Mesa.

Locals Kate Orr, Geoff Oros, Chris Segal and Jon Larason were out on Blue Mesa last July shredding inland surf. Just shows there is so much to do in the West Elk’s. Enjoy their quick edit.
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Gravity Groms Factory Team

Pinnacle Race Series

Every Wednesday on Mount Crested Butte the Pinnacle Race Series kicks off at 5:45pm free of charge thanks to the folks at Alpine Orthopedics. The 5 weeks of racing will be combined for an overall winner to be declared on August...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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Float Bag

Airbags are not for cars anymore!

Gear of the Week Review! Having a small pressurized air canister with large balloons on your back has been added to the new recipe for better luck, while traveling avalanche prone terrain. The BCA Float 36 is a new addition to ...
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Large Ballon people enjoying the AJ!

38th Annual Al Johnson Uphill Downhill Race

For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep endi...
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Castle Peal above the clouds.

First Day of Spring 3/21/2012

I’ll admit it, it’s the end of March and I’m thinking about fishing, boating, sand and river beers watching pretty girls in sundresses. Sure, there’s still spring skiing to be had, but with recent events, the consensus ...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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To Teton Pass South

Top 5 Do and Don’ts of a Skin Track

Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (m...
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West Elk Project!

Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team – TELE

Take a look at the 2011-2012 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team – TELE video edit for the season! Congrats to Klara Wohlers who placed 2nd at Targhee and Mark Robbins who won the event! Enjoy the video edit featuring othe...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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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...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race

The 2013 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race sanctioned by the United States Ski Mountaineering Association will be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort on this Saturday January 26 2013. This ski mountaineering competition w...
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Kayaking Black Canyon!

Check out these guys kayaking Black Canyon National Park! It was in the fall of 2011 and these 10 gentleman had a first descent! There was a lot of work with porterage and the poison ivy! Great short movie!
by 4. Seth Tucker
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