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FWQ Series Concludes at Kicking Horse: Durtschi Wins Overall Ski Title

The final stop of the Freeride World Qualifier series wrapped up this weekend at Wrangle the Chute up on Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Colombia. Western State Colorado University freshman Max Durtschi secured the ove...
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November 10th Photo Gallery

Without any fresh snow for a few days, the crew took some snowmobiles out on an early season expedition to Treasury and Paradise Basin.  Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Eliot Rosenberg , Brett Conover and Will Duj...
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The Sheepshead Trip Report

I was stoked when I got the call inviting Tom Runcie, Sydney Dickinson, and myself to meet TJ David and Gavin Nator from Skiing Magazine and go to Sheepshead Cabin in the Southern San Juans. Words: Rob Dickinson | Photos: Trent...
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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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Francesca Pavillard Cain: Prepping for FWT in Europe

Francesca Pavillard Cain is in Europe prepping for the first female stop of the tour at Chamonix.  We’re excited for the Western State Colorado University athlete to throw down on the biggest stage in freeskiing.  This...
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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
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Mary Boddington Takes 1st and 5th at North Face Masters

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding made its way to Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley on February 13-15. These freeride snowboard events brought competitors from all over the US, Canada and even as far as Argentina and New Zea...
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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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Community Profile: Zach Guy

Photo: Trent Bona | Community, meet Zach Guy. Zach moved from Bozeman, Montana to Crested Butte in November 2011 after finishing his graduate degree in Snow Science with a thesis on spatial variability within snow packs. His sn...
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Blunck Wins Aspen Open

Photo: Walter Wood   |    Aaron Blunck took his first career victory this past Sunday at the Aspen Freeskiing Open.  In what has become his breakout season, the 16 year old Crested Butte native has three podiums, and has ma...
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