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Avalanches Hit Hard in Europe and Tahoe

While there have been no deaths in the state of Colorado this winter, separate avalanches claimed the lives of 3 skiers in Alps last week and  2 skiers in California just three days ago.  Both areas recently received large am...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Gunnison and Crested Butte Featured on 2014 USA Pro Challenge Route

Check it out! Mt. Crested Butte will be the finish for stage two from Aspen with McClure and Kebler passes included in the route. Gunnison will play the start to stage 3 as the route ascends Monarch Pass, goes down to Salida...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Chainless Race Video and Photos

The Chainless World Championships (a title recently earned for it’s awesomeness) went down in Crested Butte, Colorado this past friday. The race has become a favorite tradition of locals and visitors alike. Competitors di...
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1st, Brittany Barefield of CBMST, 2nd, Eliza Donahue of Taos, 3rd, Abby Ward of Winter Park

Crested Butte Juniors Podium at Taos

Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Mckenna and Pip enjoying the enormity of the Alps.

Pip Hunt and the K2 Alliance in Switzerland

Crested Butte native Pip Hunt, Mckenna Peterson, and Amie Engerbretson recently returned from a trip to Murren, Switzerland, where they were filming for K2 Skis and Pretty Faces, an all female ski film spearheaded by Lynsey Dy...
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Vincent Gagnier Epic Tramping

Vincent Gagnier’s Tramp Montage shows you exactly why you should probably get your kid or yourself a trampoline.  It’s just over a minute with a great soundtrack, so start watching.  If you have these tricks in th...
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Airbags are not for cars anymore!

Gear of the Week Review! Having a small pressurized air canister with large balloons on your back has been added to the new recipe for better luck, while traveling avalanche prone terrain. The BCA Float 36 is a new addition to ...
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AK // OUR WAY by Dubsatch Collective

Here is another awesome short film from Leo Ahrens and the guys at Dubsatch Collective.  Leo, Colter Hinchliffe, and Lexi DuPont went to Haines, AK to ski with SEABA Heli.  They raged Alaska with Reggie Crist and Will Wissman...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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South America Part 3: Bariloche and Refugio Frey

The third and final installment of Randy and Matt Evans’ trip to Chile and Argentina with their dad, local ski patroller Mitch Evans. In this segment, the boys make it to Bariloche for some spring skiing and a trip to Ref...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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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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