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Crested Butte FWQ Postponed

We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed.  You can read the official press release below.  Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for ...
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3rd Annual Pain McShlonkey Classic: Of. Course. I. Can.

Check out this spoof of J.P. Auclair’s street skiing segment of All.I.Can. in anticipation of the 3rd Annual Pain McSchlonkey Classic.  The event features gnar snowblading at Shane McConkey’s home mountain of Squaw...
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CBMST Freeride Looks to Focus after Snowbird

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team opened up it’s freeride season at the Snowbird IFSA National Series event in Utah over January 16-19, 2015.  The CBMST sent Carson Hildebrandt in the 12-14 male ski division, Britta...
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Crystal 4* FWQ BLOG and VIDEO from Rob Vandervoort

The FWQ 4-star event Crystal went down last week with Crested Butte’s own Mark Mikos and Ashley Bembenek winning the Men Ski and Women Ski titles!  Rob Vandervoort was there laying it down on his snowboard and was able t...
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Avalanche Accident on Schuylkill

As we finally see our first real storm cycles of the year, the backcountry is proving to be very active here in Crested Butte, and throughout the state. Two skiers were caught and injured in an avalanche on Mt. Schuylkill̵...
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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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Remembering Jeremy Worrell 1977-2012

“He was kind, had a big heart, a loyal friend, respectful, sensitive and compassionate. He was non-judgmental, a free spirit and lived to the beat of his own drum. He lived his life his way and to the fullest.” – from Jer...
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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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Doctor’s Park Ends Poorly

image: www.visitcrestedbutte.com If you haven’t ridden Doctor’s Park (424) yet, make it a priority. The trail rides 20ish miles of which 7 is awesome single track that can also be shuttled to if you don’t want...
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Countdown to Opening Day: Jamie Salter 2012

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 29 of 30. Jamie Salt...
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