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Introducing Project Zero And Backcountry StartsHere.com

We talk about avalanches a lot on this website.  From reposting the CBAC’s daily discussion to sharing scary/educational videos, we want you to have access to as much information as possible because we don’t want a...
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Skier Death at CBMR

It is with heavy hearts that we report a death at Crested Butte Mountain Resort yesterday.  Early reports indicate it was a teenage male from the Western Slope.  The incident is currently under investigation.  Thanks to Ski ...
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Limited High Lift Opening at CBMR Saturday

Do the recent high pressure and over-forecasts have you down?! Well you can turn that frown around and celebrate by getting tons of core-shots and practicing survival skiing with a limited High Lift opening on Saturday!! Ok, b...
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Pretty Faces: Unicorn Picnic’s First Web Epsiode

Pretty Faces and Unicorn Picnic released an inspirational first web episode chronicling a six year old sit-skier working with Challenge Alaska. Watch as the youngest member of this organization, an eleven year old, helps this l...
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CB Avalanche Center Christmas Forecast POEM

The CB Avy Center forecasters have been doing more than an awesome job this year, and this morning you might have read the best forecast yet.  We’ve had Jay-Z references and witty comments, but now we have a poem à la &...
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Non-Native Holiday Edit

The Non-Native crew wants to wish you season’s greetings and happy holidays.  They went tree-shopping and pillow-finding with the good snow last week. Hopefully we get some more for Christmas!
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Almost Ablaze Crash Reel from TGR

Crashes happen. When you’re performing the hardest moves, you take the hardest falls. Here is the spectacular crash reel from Almost Ablaze, the latest from Teton Gravity Research.
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Local FWT Athletes Fundraiser at Butte 66 on Friday, Dec 5th

Hey Gunnison Valley! We have 2 amazing women representing our little part of Colorado on the Freeride World Tour this year.  Frequent visitors to our site are no strangers to Francesca Pavillard-Cain and Mary Boddington̵...
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CB Avy Center Awareness Night and Beacon Brush Up – Dec 6 & 7

Alright friends, we have a lot of local support to give out this weekend. The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is holding it’s 12th Annual Avalanche Awareness Night at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square on Saturday, December...
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Silver Queen and East River To Open Saturday

Saturday is going to be a fun day on the hill at Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  Both the Silver Queen and East River Lift will be open.  Be smart out there.  Rocks, trees, and snow snakes lurk.  Thanks to CBMR, the packer...
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