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You Just Moved Here: 5 Tips for Living in Our Ski Town

Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado. The mountains are incredible. The weather is amazing. The town rocks. Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here. 1. You don’t always have...

by Edward Dujardin 2.0

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Community Profile: Ashley Bembenek

Ashley Bembenek is poised to make a big splash in the world of women’s freeskiing this coming winter. The 27 year-old from Eden, Utah has lived in a variety of places before finally landing in Crested Butte in 2010, when ...

by Edward Dujardin 2.0

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You Just Moved Here (And You are a Woman): 5 Tips for Living in Our Ski Town

While our original 5 Tips for Living in our Ski Town was a little more bro-oriented, Crested Butte’s very own Ski Bumette has come up with some awesome tips for the females who have recently moved here. 1. You may have no...

by 6. Ski Bumette

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CBMR Drops Season Pass Price to $599 for 2013-2014

This is not a joke. The 2013-2014 Season pass will be available from May 1st – September 27 at $599. Crested Butte Mountain Resort has just unveiled it’s new Peak Pass and Peak Pass+. The below is from CBMR&#...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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USFS Determines Mt. Emmons Mine Plan Sufficient to Initiate NEPA Review

Photo: High Country Citizens Alliance The first steps towards a Molybdenum Mine on Mt. Emmons (Red Lady) have begun. The U.S. Forest Service recently notified U.S. Energy Corp. that it’s Mine Plan of Operations is sufficien...

by Edward Dujardin 2.0

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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...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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Applying #yesallwomen to Action Sports in our Little Mountain Town

In our little mountain town sometimes it takes a few days for big news to be spread around, despite the advent of the Internet and 24-hour news networks. A stabbing-shooting spree at UCSB in Santa Barbara, CA on Friday has beco...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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WSCU Defends Home Turf at Pagan Pedal

On Saturday and Sunday last weekend, college teams from around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains gathered at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to race XC, Short-track XC, Dual Slalom, and Downhill. When a collegiate race coincides...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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Action Sports Facility to be Constructed in Crested Butte

Plans are in the works for the construction of an action sports facility in Crested Butte South. We caught up with Doug Hudson, the man spearheading the project to hear more. West Elk Project: What’s the plan for the facility...

by Edward Dujardin 2.0

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