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David Chodounsky Named to US Olympic Alpine Team

Crested Butte will have another Olympian representing our little mountain town and our country at the Sochi Olympics after Aaron Blunck was named to the US Olympic Freeskiing team last week.  David Chodounsky was named to the ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Evan Garcia. Photo: Sweet Protection

HUCK – Mental Preparation with Evan Garcia

Need some morning motivation?  Look into the mind of a pro kayaker. Photo: Sweetprotection.com Check out this short 5 minute film showcasing Evan Garcia hucking an 80-foot waterfall on a kayak.  Evan explains the mental prepa...
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2013 Crested Butte Telemark Extremes in the Works

Last year’s dismal snow forced all big mountain competitions to be cancelled at Crested Butte.  A full slate of Junior and Adult big mountain events are scheduled to be hosted at Crested Butte again this year, forcing Cr...
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Sam Lee’s Latest Edit (NOT SNOWBLADING)

We feature the Kiwi, Sam Lee, on our website a lot, and it’s often on snowblades.  But there are times we have to remind ourselves that we will always feature Sam Lee on our website due to the basic fact that he straight...
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Rolling another steep one.

Hartman Rocks is Riding Great!

Early season fun in the sun, West Elk style Yesterday was a great day to do anything outside, especially to ride a bike. I followed a crew of CB’s finest ski and bike mechanics down to Hartman Rocks for some fun in the su...
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The Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview

Longtime snowboard coach Brett Conover recently opened up the Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview.  After moving to the Gunnison valley 10 years ago to go to Western with a brief 3-year stint in Aspen 3 winters ago, B...
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Jon Clay Patterson and Carson Hildebrandt 1-2 at the Squaw Valley National in 15-18 Ski Men

CBMST Freeride Starts IFSA Season Firing

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team started firing right out of the gate this competition season in the IFSA Junior Series with victories and strong results at Jackson Hole, Aspen, Winter Park, and Squaw Valley. Above Photo:...
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Gunnylove hosted a holiday party to celebrate it's sellers, buyers and to show the town who they were. Photo by Trent Bona

Loving Gunnylove! Shop + Love + Share.

Crested Butte is known for it’s steeps, it’s plethora of backcountry terrain, and it’s tight-knit community. So often a large part of the town rallies behind a cause, an individual or even an idea. It is inspiring to see ...
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FWT Finals at Verbier: Results, Winning Runs, and Full Replay

The Freeride World Tour Finals took place this morning in Verbier, Switzerland.  The invite only (yes, the select few from the invite only tour) crew of skiers and riders battled it out on Verbier’s famed Bec des Rosses ...
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First Real Snow, Not Great for Skiing

Last week’s snow was pretty exciting.  If you were ready, how could you not try and get out there?  We had about 2″ in town, which could mean anything from 2″ – 24″ up high, but it ended up being...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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