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Asa Firestone, Founder of BEYONDgear, Creating Adventure for Good

Meet Asa Firestone, founder of the CEU Urban Climbing School in Rio de Janeiro and BEYONDgear. Photo: Max Kudisch Asa Firestone has a vision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  When he first saw the “Dois Irmãos”, or R...
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Sherry McConkey TedX: “You Have One Life Live it”

“After the tragic death of her husband Shane in 2009, Sherry McConkey had to change in order to continue to thrive. Shane McConkey, regarded as the most influential skier in the world, believed that if you have the courag...
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WSCU’s Dave Sugnet Named to US Collegiate Freeskiing Team for 2013 World University Games

Western State Colorado University will have a representative at the World University Games Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy this coming December.  Dave Sugnet, 23, originally of Durango, Colorado, was recently asked to jo...
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VIDEOS
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Have you seen John Denver’s Dancing with the Mountains?

This is pure gold.  John Denver sings “Dancing with the Mountains” in this 1980 music video.  John Denver’s voice will soothe your ears as you do your snow dances!  This montage freakin’ rules!! We sh...
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Local MTB Edit with GVD and Mikey Curran

Want to watch a sweet 3 minute edit mountain biking at CBMR and around Crested Butte? Gareth Van Dyk put together this quick edit with Mikey Curran and some local riders Luke Shaffner, Phil Gaston, Josh Hawkins, and Graham the ...
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Coordinates by Nimbus Independent

The most creative crew in skiing is back with a new project.  Coordinates, by Nimbus Independent, features the usual crew of Eric Pollard, Pep Fujas, and Chris Benchetler taking their unparalleled creativity to the mountains o...
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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
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Ste Foy Tarentaise Avalanche Video

This video from an avalanche in France was taken a week ago.  It’s scary. It caught the 5th skier on the slope, typical of a persistent slab avalanche, and propagated large enough to take 4 people out who thought they we...
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David Chodounsky Named to US Olympic Alpine Team

Crested Butte will have another Olympian representing our little mountain town and our country at the Sochi Olympics after Aaron Blunck was named to the US Olympic Freeskiing team last week.  David Chodounsky was named to the ...
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Bud Light Whatever Day 1 Video

Crested Butte became Whatever, USA this weekend. Here is Bud Light’s video of the first day. At least they know how to party. Whatever.
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