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FWT Haines AK Live Replay

One of the best shows in freeride went down on Monday, the Freeride World Tour at Haines.  After mediocre snow conditions and sketchy stuff at some of the previous events, the FWT Haines event went off quite nicely with Ryland...
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VIDEOS
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Never-Never Land | Sydney Dickinson

One of our favorite local shredders, Sydney Dickinson, was featured in the recent Never-Never Land episode from Gunnison-Crested Butte. Sydney’s essentially a legend in the making; we’ve profiled her in the past and...
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VIDEOS
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Dreamy Splitboard Edit from Recent Spring Snow

Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dy...
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CBAC Investigates Big Mt. Owen Slide

Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster and Irwin Cat Skiing guide Zach Guy investigated the big south-facing Mt. Owen slide.  Check out the quick 2 minute video and stay smart out there. Our snowpack is transforming into a ...
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ARTICLES
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Aaron Blunck Added to US Freeskiing Development Team

This past Friday, Aaron Blunck got good news from Ben Verge, the newly appointed head development coach for the US Freeskiing Team.  Aaron has been named to US Freeskiing Development Team, getting one step closer to his dream ...
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Rob Vandervoort SFS Snowbird Blog

Howitzers, samurai swords, and sick birds! The Subaru Freeride Series dropped into the 2015 freeride season hot, returning to Snowbird. This season the SFS is reverting back to a three day format with qualifiers followed by sem...
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ARTICLES
Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium.

Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

Crested Butte Mountain Resort played host to an IFSA junior regional freeride competition on Saturday under a mix of cloudy skies and flat light. The classic Colorado chalky hard pack snow that we all know and love so well here...
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MEDIA
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Giro Snow in Japan Pt. 1

The folks over at Giro made a great little edit from Japan last year.  Guess what? It’s Japan, so it’s POW.  Here’s an excerpt from their YouTube: “Few things get you away from your daily grind. For pr...
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Storm Slednecking with CBGE

A quick, ridiculously deep snowmobile edit from Brett Conover during the storm a few days ago.  Saying it looks fun is an understatement. You might notice the logo for Crested Butte Gear Exchange right there at the beginning. ...
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Yeti Cycles Fall Riding in Crested Butte

This edit was recently featured on Pink Bike showing what it’s like to ride Crested Butte in the fall.  While we have definitely moved in to winter, it’s fun to reminisce on why we have some of the best mountain bi...
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