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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...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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The Hoji Movie Is In The Works

You knew it was going to happen, but maybe not this soon. It appears that Matchstick Productions is making a movie on living legend Eric Hjorleifson.  Though there has been no real formal announcement, MSP and its best pillow ...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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CB Avalanche Center Christmas Forecast POEM

The CB Avy Center forecasters have been doing more than an awesome job this year, and this morning you might have read the best forecast yet.  We’ve had Jay-Z references and witty comments, but now we have a poem à la &...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Canada

Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Canada Here is a great edit on how the Canadians enjoy avalanche control. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche ...
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WEST ELK PROJECT

Welcome to The West Elk Project We are a media website covering the progression of action sports and arts in the West Elks of Colorado and beyond.
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Skateboarding “Street League”

Make sure you check out the 1st stop of this year’s 2012 Street League DC Pro Tour this weekend on ESPN2. This is the third year of Street League, a project that was the brainchild of reality tv star and pro skater Rob Dy...
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Brittany Barefield, currently a junior at CBCS, on top of the podium at Aspen Highlands earlier this year. She was one of 2, -I repeat - girls on the freeride team in a ski town.

CBMST Takes Top Spots at Aspen Highlands IFSA Regional

A week after strong performances on their home mountain, the CBMST travelled to Aspen over the weekend for the next IFSA Regional.  Brittany Barefield and Solon Gray won their respective female and male 15-18 year old division...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Crested Butte Avalanche Center: Beacon Brush Up Review

Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides, and The Alpineer’s Inaugural Beacon Brush-Up Day was a HUGE success with well over 100 people coming out to ‘brush-up’ on their beacon skills with...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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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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Blunck Begins the Road to Sochi

Leaves for New Zealand tomorrow In just one week, Aaron Blunck begins his journey to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.  The Crested Butte community did an excellent job in supporting Emma Coburn’s London success.  It’s ...
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