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Aaron Blunck Added to US Freeskiing Development Team

This past Friday, Aaron Blunck got good news from Ben Verge, the newly appointed head development coach for the US Freeskiing Team.  Aaron has been named to US Freeskiing Development Team, getting one step closer to his dream ...
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July 18th Results Pinnacle Race Series

The second round of 5 Pinnacle racers was another great showing of the West Elk Community of bike enthusiasts. There was a great number people showing up for free great events was spectacular again. The Left Arm Tan Band was pl...
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Spin the Doctor Enduro Results

The inaugural “Spin the Doctor” race was held this Sunday on the Doctors Park Trail.  The event, put on by Flow Farm Dirt Productions, brought a new level of intensity to the mind-blowing 5.8 mile downhill singletr...
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Countdown to Opening Day: FWT Finals Highlights

Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 28 of 30. Check out ...
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Lindsey Vonn Crashes During Super G – VIDEO

Lindsey Vonn crashed and had to be airlifted at the World Cup Super G at Schladming, Austria due to injuries suffered to her right knee.  Below is video from the crash and the current statement from the US Ski Team. Photo: Luc...
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Beltchenko Takes 2nd in Vapor Trail 125 Race

Neil Beltchenko has had a busy and productive season doing long distance races on his mountain bike.  The Griggs GO rider can now add a second place in the Vapor Trail 125 to the list.  photo: Kevin Krill At 10:00 pm on Satur...
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Wendy Fisher “Super Mom” Salomon Freeski TV S7 E09

We heard that Salomon Freeski TV won “Best Short” at this year’s Powder Awards for their episode “Super Mom” with local mom and all-star big mountain shredder, Wendy Fisher.  Well, the 9th episode...
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Summer Riding Season in CB is in Full Gear!

Mountain bike season is in full effect here in CB! Trent Bona has been getting after it with his bike and camera. Check out some of his recent shots from around the valley and see even more on his blog page trentbonaphoto.tum...
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Brittany Barefield and Emma Patterson delivered the 1-2 punch in the 15-18 ski females.

CBMST Defends CBMR on the Podium at IFSA National

This past weekend came and went in a flash, and if you didn’t notice the scores of junior freeride athletes terrorizing the Hawk’s Nest and Headwall over the weekend then you were missing out.  The bar of possibili...
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Next stop was a place called Sospel. Located about 45 minutes from nice by car and about 2 hours in the camper. Sospel is Fabian Barel's stomping ground but surprisingly there was very little info or riders to be seen. The map that you can find at the tourism office ended up being very helpful and the trails were some of the best that we got to experience. Steep and exposed would be the best terms to describe the trails in the area. The trail pictured was one of the longer tours and the descent started from a world war two camp that was littered with bullet holes and was really cool to see.

Off-Season DH Mountain Biking in France With Colin Pickett

The lifts might be spinning but we know some people are still thinking about mashing some dirt.  Colin Pickett and Johnny Warren took a trip to France last spring to check out the stomping grounds of the French DH World Cup ch...
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