It is touchy out there! CBAC forecasters Zach Guy and Evan Ross investigate the crown of a slab avalanche that occurred around 12/22/14, and demonstrate the current persistent slab problem.
photo: Woodward at Copper You can still get your shred on in Colorado. Check out this video of week three of summer camp at Woodward at Copper, presented by Faction Skis. In addition to enjoying their incredible indoor facilities, Woodward guests get to ski and ride this sweet on-snow setup and take what they learned […]
The lifts are spinning! The crowds have come out for the Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s opening day. Ullr opened the skiing with his Snow Maidens leading the people’s prayer for snow. The champagne was popped, and the skiing and riding began. Snowmaking put 2 runs down the Red Lady Express that merge before the jib […]
Team Europe, led by Kaj Zackrisson, took a commanding 11-5 lead over Team Americas, led by Cody Townsend, in the big mountain competition. This venue is sickening! Check out the “Zermatt AAA Episode 2” edit covering the highlights of the action. We will post the detailed results when they are available, you can check out […]
The Meeting 8 closed strong with Teton Gravity Research’s feature film, “The Dream Factory.” The film is a tribute to Alaska, skiing’s mecca and TGR’s most frequented destination since it first began exploring America’s last frontier sixteen years ago. Starting in Girdwood, The Dream Factory covers AK’s history, from the gold rush and the rise […]
You know after seeing GoPros on everyone and their mom out on the resort, there are some terrible POV videos out there. Nonetheless! Mark Mikos punishes Crested Butte with a low snowpack in this surprisingly awesome edit. It’s not surprising that Mark is crushing, he is pretty consistent about that. It’s just after judging the […]
A big congratulations to Crested Butte’s own Aaron Blunck for taking second in today’s Olympic Test event in Pyeongchang, South Korea which also doubled as the culminating event in the FIS Halfpipe World Cup Season. Aaron finished behind his Aspen friend, Torin Yater-Wallace, in the event and the two repeated their podium finish as the top […]
Scott Sports athletes Sam Cohen and Corey Felton teamed up with Stellar Media to produce a rad webisode from their time in the Idaho backcountry. Stay tuned for episode two, where the boys go to AK.
photo: www.skimovie.com Check out this compilation of the best ski crashes from Matchstick Productions: Focused, Yearbook, Push, Claim and Attack of La Nina.
Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (most days). These less than ideal snow conditions have lead us all to the same skin tracks over and over. […]