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Tanner Perkins Wins U16 Rocky Central Downhill Championships

Tanner Perkins is a bad man.  Well, a bad 16 year-old, but you’ll understand.  He is probably one of the best raw talents in Crested Butte and has been leading the race program on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports team ...
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Pinnacle Race Series Kicks off Wednesday at CBMR

The Pinnacle Race Series sponsored by Alpine Orthopaedics is back at CBMR this summer, and guess what? It’s free. Photo: Trent Bona With both cross-country and DH/Freeride races on different courses every week for the nex...
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Aaron Blunck Added to US Freeskiing Development Team

This past Friday, Aaron Blunck got good news from Ben Verge, the newly appointed head development coach for the US Freeskiing Team.  Aaron has been named to US Freeskiing Development Team, getting one step closer to his dream ...
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The Gravity Ranch: Charter Membership Offer Expires Sunday

Check out this press release from the Gravity Ranch, the action sports facility to be constructed across Highway 135 from CB South.  We covered the first announcement of the facility here on West Elk Project, when it was orig...
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First Day of Spring 3/21/2012

I’ll admit it, it’s the end of March and I’m thinking about fishing, boating, sand and river beers watching pretty girls in sundresses. Sure, there’s still spring skiing to be had, but with recent events, the consensus ...
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Review of Meathead Films “No Matter What”

For over ten years, Vermont-based Meathead Films has produced movies that make east coasters proud to call their humble hills of the Appalachian Mountains home.  In their eleventh film, the Meatheads had to work hard and be cr...
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Riders: TJ Prieur and Jesse Blumenthal Trail: Upper Loop

Upper Loop and Lupine trails are OPEN!

I just got back from a dreamy, dry ride on the Upper Loop this evening. The Upper Loop, Divine Trail (connector to golf course), Tony’s, 435 1a (connector to Upper Upper), and Whetstone Vista are all dry with only a few m...
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West Elk Project Finds Snow in the Tetons

With Colorado going through (another) dry early season, the West Elk Project boys were getting antsy. Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, on the other hand, had received two feet in late November and were forecasted to receive two m...
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“McConkey” Nominated for Emmy

One of our favorite films, “McConkey”, has been nominated for a Sports Emmy after it’s run on the Starz channel last year.  Local ski film company, MSP Films, put a lot of time, love, and emotion into produc...
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Opportunities at Finca Bellavista

Internships and Volunteer Positions Available.  Finca Bellavista owners Matt and Erica Hogan are in the valley, and they have some pretty cool ways you can get involved in their slice of paradise.  Follow Finca Bellavista o...
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