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Dave Wiens Named Mountain Sports Club Director at Western

Early this week, soon-to-be officially named Western State Colorado University made Gunnison valley super-athlete Dave Wiens the new director of the Western Mountain Sports Team, a separate club director for Skiing and Mountai...
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Two Plank Productions “Because” Premieres to a Rowdy and Entertained Crowd

This Friday night, Two Plank Productions held the world premiere of their newest feature film, “Because,” in a buzzing and packed Grand Ballroom in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado.  Anticipation was high as “Because” is Tw...
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Tom Runcie rails one of the bottom corners on the Doctors Park decent during our ride this past Saturday. Photo: Trent Bona

West Elk Ride Report: Doctors Park 11/03/12

When I got the call from Ed Carley to go ride Doctors Park this past weekend, I was a bit caught off guard. I have been slowly transitioning into a winter mindset, more due to the calendar than the weather outside. Not only was...
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FWT Chamonix Highlights

Want to watch some radness?  Here are the FWT highlights from Chamonix. Congrats to Drew Tabke and Christine Hargin for taking first place in the Men and Women’s ski.  Jonathan “Douds ” Charlet and Laura Dew...
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Matt Evans Takes 2nd and Sickbird at Grand Targhee Junior Freeskiing Open

AltaBird Freeride Dominates Again, Competitors Ski Powder in the last IFSA National Series Event of the Season before Revelstoke Photos: Will Dujardin It doesn’t always happen that you get to ski powder in your comp run, ...
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Local Farms First – Your online farmers market

The Office for Resource Efficiency (ORE) has an online platform available to anybody living in the Gunnison valley that connects consumers with Colorado based farmers. With no purchase minimums and no commitments, localfarmsfir...
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FWT Courmayeur – Mont Blanc Highlights and Results

After weather delayed the event for a week, the Freeride World Tour stop at Courmayeur Mont Blanc finally went down yesterday morning with the American Sammy Luebke taking the snowboard title and FWT rookie Frenchman Loic Collo...
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Regional Competitive DH Racing Returning to CBMR at Central States Cup

Since the dissolution of the Mountain States Cup, only local races have graced the fine trails of Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  That’s all going to change when the Central States Cup comes to town during Crested Butte ...
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Crested Butte Freeride Athletes Stack Up Podiums on Sunday

Yesterday was a great day for Crested Butte freeride athletes across the globe.  Athletes from CB were competing the Subaru Freeride Series in Snowbird, Utah, the IFSA Regional junior event at Aspen, Colorado, and the Freeride...
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Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation Ski Swap October 23 and 24

The Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation Ski Swap is your chance to get used gear at a sweet price and support the most important scholarship providers for snow sports athletes in the valley.  Junior Skiers, Snowboarders, and X...
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