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Blunck Wins Aspen Open

Photo: Walter Wood   |    Aaron Blunck took his first career victory this past Sunday at the Aspen Freeskiing Open.  In what has become his breakout season, the 16 year old Crested Butte native has three podiums, and has ma...
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Feral Rushes – Andreu Lacondeguy

Sometimes the right rider on the right trail can be a thing of beauty.  We’ve shared Andreu Lacondeguy’s stuff before, like when he won the 2014 Red Bull Rampage, and this is a little different, but hey, we’l...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Beer & Chili and Gravity Slave Set For This Weekend

The fun continues into fall.  This weekend, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is hosting both the Gravity Slave Downhill Race as well as the 14th annual Fall Festival of Beers & Chili Cookoff.   The leaves are changing and t...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Looking back towards Paradise Divide. Photo: Trent Bona

Top 10 Posts of 2013

Here are the most viewed posts from 2013.  Thanks for all the support this year.  Please let us know what we can do better.  Huge thanks to Noah Wight, Eben Wight, and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for helping us out. Â...
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Francesca Pavillard Cain’s Blog: Redemption in Austria

We’re so stoked Francesca took 2nd at the FWT stop at Fieberbrunn-Kappl.  Read her blog below and visit it for more photos. After a pretty epic tomahawk in Chamonix I was looking for some redemption in Fieberbrunn. Chec...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Taking it Back: Under Armour’s Campaign for Women

Check out Under Armour’s newest marketing campaign, promoting beauty through fitness rather than the latest trends.   We at the West Elk Project support this and want to see more. They are also having a competition to se...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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West Elk Project Finds Snow in the Tetons

With Colorado going through (another) dry early season, the West Elk Project boys were getting antsy. Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, on the other hand, had received two feet in late November and were forecasted to receive two m...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Jon Clay Patterson and Carson Hildebrandt 1-2 at the Squaw Valley National in 15-18 Ski Men

CBMST Freeride Starts IFSA Season Firing

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team started firing right out of the gate this competition season in the IFSA Junior Series with victories and strong results at Jackson Hole, Aspen, Winter Park, and Squaw Valley. Above Photo:...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Chainless Race Video and Photos

The Chainless World Championships (a title recently earned for it’s awesomeness) went down in Crested Butte, Colorado this past friday. The race has become a favorite tradition of locals and visitors alike. Competitors di...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Community Profile: Alison Gannett

Photo: Sarah Mah Rarick | Words: Danica Baker* | Depending upon who you talk to, the name Alison Gannett can mean a lot of things. To a ski-bumette, she is a rad skier who holds her own as a professional world-champion big mo...
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