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The Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview

Longtime snowboard coach Brett Conover recently opened up the Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview.  After moving to the Gunnison valley 10 years ago to go to Western with a brief 3-year stint in Aspen 3 winters ago, B...
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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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Kayaking Black Canyon!

Check out these guys kayaking Black Canyon National Park! It was in the fall of 2011 and these 10 gentleman had a first descent! There was a lot of work with porterage and the poison ivy! Great short movie!
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2013 Chainless Race

Once again, the Chainless World Championships was incredible.  Crested Butte and visitors for Bike Week came out in force, in an event that sold out with over two hundred fifty participants.  Crested Butte is home to the olde...
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Shotgun Sessions in the Jib Park

This edit comes from CBMR Park Crew member Sumner Patterson.  It features a variety of faces sessioning the top rail of the Keystone Jib Park (which no longer exists).
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1994 Extremes Throwback

photo: www.skicb.com The Crested Butte Extremes, known by many names over the years, is the granddaddy of all freeskiing competitions. You hear a lot of whining about how we have too many trees and rocks. But if you can ski Cre...
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Hartmans is OPEN 3-31-15

Hartman Rocks Opens North of the  Powerlines at 2pm Today  From Gunnison Trails:  Yes! Hartman’s is Open!   Please Respect the Season Closures Until May 15th for all Roads and Trails South of the Powerlines Road for S...
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Francesca Pavillard-Cain and Conor Pelton Win Subaru Freeride Series at Crested Butte

Ashley Bembenek Takes 2nd, Jack Weise Cracks the Top 5, Ryan Hoynacki and Ciera Glenn Win the 2-star Event Photos: Eben Wight / MSI After the low-snow hiatus last year, the Crested Butte Extremes returned this year as part of t...
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Maven Summit: New Zealand

This is a guest post by Sam Solie.  Sam and his friend Charlie recently launched the Maven Summit – they host purpose-driven, multi-day adventures all over the world. I want to sell you on a trip.  But let me warn you...
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Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium.

Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

Crested Butte Mountain Resort played host to an IFSA junior regional freeride competition on Saturday under a mix of cloudy skies and flat light. The classic Colorado chalky hard pack snow that we all know and love so well here...
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