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Lindsey Vonn Crashes During Super G – VIDEO

Lindsey Vonn crashed and had to be airlifted at the World Cup Super G at Schladming, Austria due to injuries suffered to her right knee.  Below is video from the crash and the current statement from the US Ski Team. Photo: Luc...
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Sherry McConkey TedX: “You Have One Life Live it”

“After the tragic death of her husband Shane in 2009, Sherry McConkey had to change in order to continue to thrive. Shane McConkey, regarded as the most influential skier in the world, believed that if you have the courag...
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Eliot Rosenberg airing in Evolution Bike Park. Photo: Trent Bona

Lift-Served Downhill One Month Away – CBMR to Open Summer Operations Early

Low Snowpack and Warm Temperatures Allows CBMR to Open Lifts on June 9th. Photo: Trent Bona, Rider: Eliot Rosenberg  It snowed yesterday as if nature was celebrating town putting the bike racks out on Elk Avenue.  However, it...
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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

Check out this shredit of Ed Dujardin getting after during the 2019 spring in the CB backcountry.  When the goods are good you should probably keep skiing them, right?!  And the CAST system rules. PS. Check his 2019 mini golf...
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Telluride-Crested Butte Ultimate 6 Pass

photo: Trent Bona | Content provided by Mtn Town Magazine Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Telluride Ski Resort are working together to offer an interchangeable lift ticket pass combo for the 2012-2013 ski season, and dicounte...
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Applying #yesallwomen to Action Sports in our Little Mountain Town

In our little mountain town sometimes it takes a few days for big news to be spread around, despite the advent of the Internet and 24-hour news networks. A stabbing-shooting spree at UCSB in Santa Barbara, CA on Friday has beco...
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Next stop was a place called Sospel. Located about 45 minutes from nice by car and about 2 hours in the camper. Sospel is Fabian Barel's stomping ground but surprisingly there was very little info or riders to be seen. The map that you can find at the tourism office ended up being very helpful and the trails were some of the best that we got to experience. Steep and exposed would be the best terms to describe the trails in the area. The trail pictured was one of the longer tours and the descent started from a world war two camp that was littered with bullet holes and was really cool to see.

Off-Season DH Mountain Biking in France With Colin Pickett

The lifts might be spinning but we know some people are still thinking about mashing some dirt.  Colin Pickett and Johnny Warren took a trip to France last spring to check out the stomping grounds of the French DH World Cup ch...
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Crested Butte Invades Taos For FWT Qualifier

photo: Trent Bona Photography | This past weekend, around twenty Crested Buttians (including the WSCU Mountain Sports Team) invaded Taos Ski Valley to take part in the four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier.  Expectations wer...
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Vincent Gagnier Epic Tramping

Vincent Gagnier’s Tramp Montage shows you exactly why you should probably get your kid or yourself a trampoline.  It’s just over a minute with a great soundtrack, so start watching.  If you have these tricks in th...
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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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