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WSCU Defends Home Turf at Pagan Pedal

On Saturday and Sunday last weekend, college teams from around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains gathered at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to race XC, Short-track XC, Dual Slalom, and Downhill.  When a collegiate race coincides...
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Pretty Faces: An All Female Ski Film

SheJumps.org has been blazing the way for women’s action sports for some time.  Now, partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry, the women are in the process of making a full length feature.  It looks awes...
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Local Film Companies Two Plank and Matchstick Productions Receive Powder Award Nominations

Once again, Crested Butte film companies will be represented at this year’s Powder Awards.  No stranger to the Powder Awards, Matchstick Productions continues it’s legacy of greatness in their 20th year.  Superheroes of S...
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Aaron Blunck Qualifies 1st, Finals Wednesday

Crested Butte Olympian Aaron Blunck took 1st place in the Olympic Qualifier last night in PyeongChang, securing a spot in the 12 man final. “So unbelievable hyped to qualify for the finals at the Olympics…Gunna be a...
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Aaron Blunck’s Full 3rd Place Run from North Face PPOS Copper

Aaron Blunck’s full run that earned him 3rd place at last weekend’s North Face Park and Pipe Open Series at Copper Mountain, Colorado. From the top (Thanks, Elana Chase): Northface – Aaron Blunck – 3rd p...
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Community Profile: Tom Runcie

Photo: Trent Bona | Born and raised in Vermont, Tom Runcie moved to Crested Butte from Las Vegas in 2008. Runcie attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where, working ski patrol (yes Dartmouth has it’s own ski hill)...
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Local FWT Athletes Fundraiser at Butte 66 on Friday, Dec 5th

Hey Gunnison Valley! We have 2 amazing women representing our little part of Colorado on the Freeride World Tour this year.  Frequent visitors to our site are no strangers to Francesca Pavillard-Cain and Mary Boddington̵...
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Sick Street Skateboarding Edit

photo: www.skateboardingonly.com Check out this sick street edit from the guys at skateboardingonly.com. Filmed and directed by Buster O’Shea.  This guy goes large in a street setting. So sick.
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Behind the Scenes with Team Coburn at London 2012

For the second time this summer, our little town was swept away cheering for Emma Coburn.  After the 21 year-old CU athlete dominated the Steeplechase at the US Trials in Oregon to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London,...
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Sunny by Level 1 Productions Sets the Bar High to Open The Meeting 8

The Meeting 8 in Aspen kicked off its showcase of this year’s ski movies with the highly acclaimed Level 1 Productions film, Sunny.  Sunny cleaned up at this year’s IF3 Awards, taking home the title for Best Editing, Best ...
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