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Local Snowboard POW Edit at CBMR

Thomas McLean was out getting it all season.  Especially that part where it snowed for 6 weeks. You probably saw the tall, goofy guy snaking your line with a quick, “sorry, dude” and you weren’t sure if the ...
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Backcountry Snow Tubing on Ruby

Is this new trend going to sweep the nation? These pioneers of the sport are pushing the limits in ways that have never been done before. They are the real heroes. They are the — oh wait, this is pretty standard for Irwin...
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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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Crested Butte Big Mountain Enduro Series Highlights

Five days of Enduro racing took place while the town took a weekend out with Bud Light. In the words of Ali Fuchs of Big Al’s Bike Shop, “It got us out into really awesome spaces around our whole valley,” and ...
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1st, Brittany Barefield of CBMST, 2nd, Eliza Donahue of Taos, 3rd, Abby Ward of Winter Park

Crested Butte Juniors Podium at Taos

Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national...
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FWT Haines Live Feed

The live feed for the Freeride World Tour at Haines is up. There has been an early venue hold due to low clouds but it looks like they’ll get it off. Enjoy the FWT live feed below:
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The Soup | Episode 3

The Soup boys and girl put down another banger webisode and this one has a 3 minute intro of old-school footage and funny quotes, and then another 4 minutes of radness.  It’s worth it. Featuring the editing and skiing sk...
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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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Brittany Barefield Earns 4th Place at FJWC in Andorra VIDEO

Brittany Barefield of the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team opened up the action this morning for the skier women at the Freeride Junior World Championships at Grandvalira in Andorra.  She laid down a smooth run from top to b...
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Remembering Ian Lamphere and Ryan Novak

As the winter season winds down, we find ourselves facing the harsh realities of a mountain town again.  Crested Butte lost two community members in the tragic avalanche in Sheep Creek off of Loveland Pass last Saturday, April...
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