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Government Shutdown Closes National Parks, Regional Recreation and Business Affected

You’ve heard it by now. It’s stupid. We’re not into the politics, even though it is a political issue that has created this problem, so we suggest you educate yourself on that part elsewhere if you’d lik...
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Seth Klein Season Edit “Blew It”

Seth Klein was one to watch the last few years on the junior freeride scene, especially after winning TGR’s Grom Contest.  Check out his season edit which was still stellar despite wrecking his knee at the IFSA North Ame...
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Chili and Beer Festival

Photo: Courtesy of CB Chamber | This Saturday is sure to be a fun one at the base area of Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Breweries from all over are on hand with their finest brews to take the heat off the chili prepared by Cr...
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Swatch Skiers Cup 2014 Teaser and Rosters Released

The Swatch Skiers Cup is coming back January 4-10, 2014 in Zermatt, Switzerland.  The teaser and the teams were just released.  JP Auclair is the Team Americas captain and Julien Regnier is Team Europe’s captain. Check ...
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Cold Smoke Splitboards CB and Telluride Drone Edit

The winter might be slow kicking into gear, but you can work on your patience checking out this edit from Eric Swanson and friends. We shared the teaser as the snow faded in the spring, now check out more lines from Crested But...
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Taking it Back: Under Armour’s Campaign for Women

Check out Under Armour’s newest marketing campaign, promoting beauty through fitness rather than the latest trends.   We at the West Elk Project support this and want to see more. They are also having a competition to se...
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Shane and the McConkeys

This is a heavy 17-minute video filmed a week before Shane’s untimely death in 2009. It shows Shane just being a normal guy, cracking jokes, talking about about his daughter and rocker skis.  Take a look back at how Shan...
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Community Profile: Colin Pickett

Photo: Trent Bona | It’s time for you to get to know downhiller Colin Pickett.  Colin, a 21 year old Western State student, moved to the valley for school and riding bikes.  With strong race finishes last year, the Alpine O...
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Brittany Barefield and Emma Patterson delivered the 1-2 punch in the 15-18 ski females.

CBMST Defends CBMR on the Podium at IFSA National

This past weekend came and went in a flash, and if you didn’t notice the scores of junior freeride athletes terrorizing the Hawk’s Nest and Headwall over the weekend then you were missing out.  The bar of possibili...
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Francesca Pavillard Cain’s Blog: Redemption in Austria

We’re so stoked Francesca took 2nd at the FWT stop at Fieberbrunn-Kappl.  Read her blog below and visit it for more photos. After a pretty epic tomahawk in Chamonix I was looking for some redemption in Fieberbrunn. Chec...
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