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CB Professional Ski Patrol Attitude Adjustment Party this Friday

This Friday, February 5th, is one of the best on-mountain events of the year; the Attitude Adjustment party! With all this sick snow you’ve been skiing at CBMR, you better come party down for a good cause and show your ap...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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FWQ Series Concludes at Kicking Horse: Durtschi Wins Overall Ski Title

The final stop of the Freeride World Qualifier series wrapped up this weekend at Wrangle the Chute up on Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Colombia. Western State Colorado University freshman Max Durtschi secured the ove...

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Review of Meathead Films “No Matter What”

For over ten years, Vermont-based Meathead Films has produced movies that make east coasters proud to call their humble hills of the Appalachian Mountains home. In their eleventh film, the Meatheads had to work hard and be cr...

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Colorado FreeSkier Sending It in to 2013

Happy New Year’s from the Colorado Freeskier.

by 1. Ed Dujardin

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Big Air On Elk 2013 Photo Gallery and Live Stream

Last weekend was pretty busy. Unless you were completely clueless, you probably noticed the big jump on Elk Avenue with skiers and snowboarders getting towed into it Saturday evening. As usual, Big Air on Elk brought out th...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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Ain’t Life Grand: The Everyman’s Epic

By Dax Myers and Peter Horgan It began with westward movement (but doesn’t it always?) We had returned from Zion full of stoke and our eyes peeled for our next objective. After some 3.2 PBR induced deliberations in our choice...

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Al Johnson 2015

This Sunday is the annual Al Johnson telemark uphill/downhill race at Crested Butte Ski Resort. The party begins with the tag-team race at noon sharp. The individuals race at 1pm. Remember to stick around after the race for t...

by Jeremy Moskowitz

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CBMST Rocks Home Turf Podiums at IFSA Regional

IFSA athletes from around the Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah descended on Crested Butte Mountain Resort for the first of 2 junior events to be held here, this time the Rocky Mountain Regional Series event. With a decent star...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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CB Mountain Guides in Bolivia – Photo Gallery

WARNING: Beautiful photos attached. Jayson Simons-Jones led 3 clients on a mountaineering trip to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia during June, 2013. The trip culminated with the 19,985-foot Huayna Potosi. Here’s his tr...

by 2. Will Dujardin

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Jeremy Jones Stars in Further, Captivating Snowboarders and Skiers Alike

The Meeting rolled on Friday evening with the showing of Jeremy Jones’ movie “Further,” by Teton Gravity Research. “Further” is the second installment of the trilogy, “Deeper, Further, Higher.” The most prolific...

by 1. Ed Dujardin

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