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Another Successful Year for the Chili and Beer Fest

Photo: Trent Bona | This past Saturday marked the 13th annual CB Fall Festival of Chili and Beers and the turnout was strong. Lots of faces, some familiar some not, were in attendance to sample the flavors of over 14 breweries ...
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Women's 15-18 Podium: 1st) Jess Sterrett, 2nd) Andrea Byrne, 3) Edie Mason, 4) Brittany Barefield, 5) Josie Byron

CBMST Closes Season out with Success at IFSA Finals at Snowbird

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team finished their season at the 2014 IFSA North American Championships at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah this past weekend.  Ten team members out of 12 qualified and 9 attended, sa...
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West Elk Project Vision Quest Fan Vote, Stand Out Athlete Winners Announced – HIGHLIGHTS

Well, you can officially put the 2014 West Elk Project Vision Quest in the books.  We held a fan vote over on our Facebook page and the athletes voted together for the “Stand Out Athlete” award.  Congratulations g...
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Aaron Blunck Headed to the Olympic Games

It’s official. Aaron Blunck has been selected for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team.  The pressure was on going into the final run of the Grand Prix at Park City.  Blunck had fallen on his first run.  Lyman Currier,...
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Emma Coburn sets new American record!

Emma Coburn has set a new American record in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase event with a time of 9:11:42! Here is a highlight video of what went down. We are so pumped for Emma!
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De-Genderfying Skiing by Francesca Pavillard-Cain

After reading the West Elk Project article on #yesallwomen I couldn’t help but contemplate the many issues brought up in the article. Mainly I was wondering why this all hadn’t bothered me so much before. After all my whole...
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Léo Taillefer Has ANOTHER GoPro Line of the Winter

We shared Léo Tailefer’s last GoPro Line of the Winter entry and it was so awesome the rest of the internet did, too. This one showcases so even more impressive skiing and he caps it off with a huge 3 amidst some melting...
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Alpine Odyssey 2012 Results

The 2nd annual Alpine Odyssey 100K, a 64-mile cross country race, brought the return of Lance Armstrong and 274 challengers. Cameron Chambers won the event with a time of 3:58:58, setting a new race record, while Amy Beisel too...
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Final Pinnacle Race Series Preview

Photo: Trent Bona | The 5th and Final Pinnacle Race Series is the uphill downhill combo. The combo race can be done individually or in a team of three and will be a fun fitting end to a great Summer of local racing. The race be...
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Crested Butte Terrain Gallery

photos: Ed Dujardin   Last Thursday, we decided to hike around Crested Butte Mountain Resort in order to see what our terrain looks like in the summer.  If anyone still doubts the decision not to have a competition this y...
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