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CBMST Freeride Takes on Snowbird

Four members of the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went to Snowbird, Utah to ski in the IFSA Junior National Series.  Matt Evans, Josie Byron, Brittany Barefield, and Patrick Curvin took on a stacked field of 55 men and 22...
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Wendy Fisher Becomes Executive Director of CB Snowsports Foundation

World renowned skier and local supermom Wendy Fisher has just become the Executive Director of the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation.  The program, which educates, promotes, and supports amateur snowsports in the Gunnison Va...
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Trials and Triumphs in Bolivia #spedgoestosouthamerica Blog Numero 3

June 18th – Bolivia didn’t really work out (at first I wrote Bolivia didn’t live up to expectations, but then I realized that having expectations while traveling in developing countries is silly). Don’...
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Crested Butte Becomes First to Tax Short-Term Rentals More Than Hotels

The Crested Butte Town Council made some big moves in the hopes of alleviating the housing crisis in town. Chad Reich of KBUT reports: “In a 6-0 vote, the Crested Butte Town Council enacted the tax on short-term rentals ...
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Ben Goertzen 2013 Winter Edit

Ben Goertzen is a 16 year-old from Bozeman, MT who skis out of Bridger Bowl. This kid took 2nd in the Northern IFSA Region after taking 1st at the Regional at Grand Targhee.  This edit is balls to wall, it includes a huge doub...
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Chili and Beer Festival

Photo: Courtesy of CB Chamber | This Saturday is sure to be a fun one at the base area of Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Breweries from all over are on hand with their finest brews to take the heat off the chili prepared by Cr...
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Sunday Cruise

Andrew Arnold and Matt Montsdeoca ripped through the Evolution Bike park yesterday and we were lucky enough to get it on film. Check out this latest edit: Sunday Cruise. Sun
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Top 5 Do and Don’ts of a Skin Track

Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (m...
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EWS Press Release: CB Competitor Fatality

During yesterday’s Enduro World Series, a competitor incurred a serious injury during a crash on 400.  “William Dean Olson, 40 of Edwards, Colorado, a competitor in the event was fatally injured in a mountain bike ...
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David Chodounsky Named to US Olympic Alpine Team

Crested Butte will have another Olympian representing our little mountain town and our country at the Sochi Olympics after Aaron Blunck was named to the US Olympic Freeskiing team last week.  David Chodounsky was named to the ...
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