Fantastic little video on longtime Gothic local billy barr, who has observed and recorded snow totals there for decades. This short film, titled The Snow Guardian by Day’s Edge Productions, won 2nd place at the Connect4Climate film competition. The Snow Guardian from Day’s Edge Productions on Vimeo.
The Freeride World Qualifier series is rolling in to town this weekend with skiing and snowboarding across 3 days as riders try to qualify for the Freeride World Tour. There are two events on tap with the 2-star going down on Friday, the 4-star on Saturday and Sunday, with a weather day on Monday. The […]
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 IFSA junior event. After the Junior Freeskiing Tour event was cancelled at Crested Butte, a […]
Vice Sports presents Part 1 of Lifted, a documentary on one of skiings most influential and iconic skiers, Pep Fujas. With skiing going the way of dayglo snowsuits and spread eagles, it took a farm boy to bring power and style to the sport. In Part 1 of VICE Sports’ three-part series, we see Pep […]
Mikey Curran and Max Lindsey The Sour Steezle crew knows how to throw down, even when conditions are not at their best, as they were this year. For them, it’s all about having fun. Thanks for keeping the stoke alive gentlemen. photo: Sour Steezle Productions
Lindsey Vonn has had a rough go lately, where she’s dealt with gnarly crashes, injuries and Trump supporters. She put it all behind her with a big win today, that should boost her confidence going into the upcoming Olympic games. Your browser does not support iframes.
Check out the Nimbus Independent of their trip to Japan. The trip features snowmobile access skiing, touring, bootpacking off the road, chairlift access, and night skiing. The Nimbus crew consists of Pep Fujas, Andy Mahre, Eric Pollard, and Chris Benchetler. En Route Hokkaido from NIMBUS INDEPENDENT on Vimeo.
This is the highlight video from the Subaru Freeride Series stop at Telluride. Big shout out to local skier Mark Mikos for claiming third. Congratulations Mark!
After her first FWT competition ended with a punch front tumble, Crested Butte native Francesca Pavillard Cain rebounded with a second place at the FWT stop in Kappl, Austria. Pavillard-Cain, who finished behind Austrian Nadine Wallner, adapted well to the last minute change in venue, when the contest moved from Fieberbrunn to Kappl. Kiwi Sam […]
World renowned skier and local supermom Wendy Fisher has just become the Executive Director of the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation. The program, which educates, promotes, and supports amateur snowsports in the Gunnison Valley, has greatly enhanced the Mountain Sports Team, the Nordic Team, and the Ski for PE program. Rising ski star Francesca Pavillard Cain […]