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Summiting Mt. Elbert: Colorado’s Highest Peak

After a very sketchy spring, the snowpack has finally settled enough to get on top of Colorado’s highest peaks.  So Alex Stevenson, Patrick Sullivan, Haley Tamberi, and Zach Vaughter made their way to Mt. Elbert, which a...
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Parachute Snowmobiling

We don’t know what to make of this, but it is pretty damn cool. Snowmobile Speedflying? Parachute Snowmobiling?
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Eliot Rosenberg pulls away from the middle pack half way through the course.

Revival of the Winter Chainless Downhill

Slush, sun, and speed in Crested Butte If there is one thing the laid back Crested Butte way of life can provide during a less than mediocre winter season its the ability to make lemonade out of very slushy, warm lemons. Thats ...
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FWT Courmayeur – Mont Blanc Highlights and Results

After weather delayed the event for a week, the Freeride World Tour stop at Courmayeur Mont Blanc finally went down yesterday morning with the American Sammy Luebke taking the snowboard title and FWT rookie Frenchman Loic Collo...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Street League Stop 2 Highlights and Preview For Stop 3

Airs Live on ESPN 2 July 15th, 5:00 MST Nyjah Huston dominated the first two stops of Street League.  When healthy, the 17 year old (yeah, 17) is proving to be the best around.  However, Huston has a knee injury, which was cl...
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Heli-drop at sunrise. Not bad eh? Photo: Will Wissman

Lexi DuPont recaps her trip to Haines, Alaska

Clear weather and an awesome crew make for perfect trip. If you haven’t heard of Lexi DuPont, it’s about time.  Lexi, a former Crested Butte resident now living in the front range to attend CU Boulder, has been making enor...
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Offseason Restaurant and Bar Specials

Summer is definitely over.  The leaves have changed, and the first snowfall of the season is probably close at hand.  With the advent of offseason, local restaurants and bars will be offering deals.  Last spring the Teocalli...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Introducing the Crested Butte Santa Ski Crawl

This is real and will be awesome.  There will be a Santa Ski Crawl, which is one part record-setting attempt to get the most Santas on a slope at once, and one part pub-crawl, on Saturday, December 14th, 2013. The Santa Ski Cr...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Coldsmoke is excited about the Voodoo, the product of their partnership with Romp Skis.

Local Companies Cold Smoke and Romp Partner to Produce Splitboard

Cold Smoke’s ‘Voodoo,’ built by Romp, hits the streets just in time for winter. Words by Will Shoemaker With the right tools, the job at hand can be a breeze. And when that job is slaying powder, crushing crud...
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David Chodounsky Leads US Ski Team for Sochi in Slalom at Adelboden – VIDEO

After a career-best 7th in Val d’Isere in December, Davide Chodounsky of Crested Butte, CO finished a team-best 8th at Adelboden in Switzerland on Sunday, January 12. The 2007 NCAA champion is poised to lead the US Ski Te...
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