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Chili and Beer Preview: Team Dogwood

How excited are you for this weekend’s Chili and Beer festival at the CBMR base area? One of Crested Butte’s lesser-known “holidays” that combines beer, chili, and downhilling, this is one of our favorit...
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CBAC 10th Avalanche Awareness Night

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche This is an amazing avalanche video from British Columbia with the 18th Overture as the soundtrack. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Cente...
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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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CBMST Wraps up Freeride Season at IFSA NORAM Champs at Snowbird

After a busy competition season, the IFSA Junior North American Freeride Championships went down at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah last week with U12, 12-14, and 15-18 year old divisions represented in skiing and snowbo...
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Community Profile: Michael (Hansee) Hans

By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating ...
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Summer Activity – Kayak!

With our summer video request we received from Gunnison Matt Clark’s Best of 2011 kayaking video. In order of appearance: Home Stake Creek, Durango, Rio Montague, Guatemala, South Mineral Creek, Silverton, Second Gorge Li...
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Dave Sugnet on his way to victory at Collegiate Nationals in Sun Valley. Photo: WSCU Mountain Sports

WSCU’s Dave Sugnet Named to US Collegiate Freeskiing Team for 2013 World University Games

Western State Colorado University will have a representative at the World University Games Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy this coming December.  Dave Sugnet, 23, originally of Durango, Colorado, was recently asked to jo...
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Go Skate!

Sick little film about “Go Skateboarding Day”! Enjoy! Keep On Pushin’ from Ricki Bedenbaugh on Vimeo.
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CBMST Athlete Thomas Taaca Greasing a Double Kink in the Cascade Terrain Park at CBMR.

CBMST Snowboard Team 2011-2012 Highlights

This is the long-awaited CBMST Snowboard Team season edit.  It’s lengthy at 9 minutes, has an awesome soundtrack, and showcases the local shredders who are so much better than you!  Thanks to head coach Brett Conover fo...
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Crested Butte FWQ Postponed

We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed.  You can read the official press release below.  Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for ...
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