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Lesson Learned.

Take a look at the slow mo dangerous sympathetic avalanche slides. Ruby Bites Back from Irwin Media House on Vimeo.
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CBMBA Kick-Off Party & Natty Trails Day Weekend!

Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association would like to invite you to come out to the CBMBA Kick-off party and Natty Trails Day weekend. CBMBA Annual Party! Time: Meeting 4:00PM Party 6:00PM Date: June 1, 4:00 pm Location: Rainbo...
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Tour Divide Update

The race is on and the suffering has begun. The top 10 riders have completed over 1,000 miles in only 5 days. Check the LIVE Tracker site for updates. http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard Look for the following CB and Gunnison rid...
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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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Traveling through the West Elk Backcountry.

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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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 Avalanche Center: Beacon Brush Up Review

Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides, and The Alpineer’s Inaugural Beacon Brush-Up Day was a HUGE success with well over 100 people coming out to ‘brush-up’ on their beacon skills with...
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CBAC 10th Avalanche Awareness Night

Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Russia

Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Russia Here is a great edit on how the Russians enjoy avalanche control. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche A...
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The 401 & 403 CBMBA Overnight Weekend Workdays

Photos: http://millerperspectives.squarespace.com/ Last weekend the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association crew came out in force for their annual overnight weekend work days. Rustlers Gulch campground was the base camp for w...
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Tour of the Week, 10/10/2011

All options pointed to go and so we got on our way. This was a fall trip to enjoy the cold and brisk air that can only be achieved over 10,000 feet and winter was closing in, or so we thought. Crossing streams filled with dew w...
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