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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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Mary Boddington Takes 1st and 5th at North Face Masters

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding made its way to Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley on February 13-15. These freeride snowboard events brought competitors from all over the US, Canada and even as far as Argentina and New Zea...
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VIDEOS
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Karl Fostvedt Grinds a Ski Lift in Chile

Karl Fostvedt made an appearance on the site earlier this week in this season’s opening Bomb Snow TV episode and he’s back with this gem that just surfaced from this summer at Nevados de Chillan in Chile.  Karl bui...
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CBMST Throws Down at Snowbird, Vail, and Freeride Junior World Championships

The March madness marathon wound down for local freeride athletes last weekend after events at Snowbird, Vail, and even Kappl, Austria. It was a whirlwind of a month after a weak snow year in the Rocky Mountains had events canc...
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“Imagine: Life Spent on the Edge” Trailer

Need a little motivation?  Watch this trailer for “Imagine: Life Spent on the Edge” by Thierry Donard.  It looks at the highest level of a few different “extreme” sports through beautiful imagery.  It...
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Nevados de Chillan Resort Promo – Pow Stoke!

Nevados de Chillan released this resort promo recently.  It seemed like they were the only resort to get consistent snow in South America this summer. We were stoked to be down there, and if you are thinking about a South Amer...
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Crested Butte FWQ Postponed

We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed.  You can read the official press release below.  Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for ...
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MEDIA
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Gunni BOyZ Shred the CBMR Terrain Park

Andrew Arnold, Grady Shoop, and friends are at it again in the CBMR terrain park over on Cascade.  The park is hitting awesome right now so turn that frown upside down and get out there already! Don’t forget to high five...
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Red Lady Bowl on Mt. Emmons. Photo: Thompson Creek Metals

Red Lady Update – US Energy Seeking Landswap

For 35 years, several companies have unsuccessfully tried to mine one of the world’s richest deposits of molybdenum.  It is located on Mt. Emmons, locally known as The Red Lady, just above and upstream from the town of C...
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An American Ski Story

In the wake of Bill Johnson’s decision to take himself off of life support, John Norton reflects on the American skiing icon and his time spent in Crested Butte. This column was printed in the Crested Butte News and repri...
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