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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...
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Francesca Pavillard Cain’s Blog: Redemption in Austria

We’re so stoked Francesca took 2nd at the FWT stop at Fieberbrunn-Kappl.  Read her blog below and visit it for more photos. After a pretty epic tomahawk in Chamonix I was looking for some redemption in Fieberbrunn. Chec...
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Matt Evans Wins the Overall Blizzard Technica Free Mountain Award. Photo: Billy Swan

CBMST Attacks Junior Freeskiing Tour Finals

Matt Evans Wins Overall Free Mountain Award, Brittany Barefield Takes 3rd Place This weekend the Crested Butte Mountain Sports team travelled to Snowbird, Utah to compete in the final stop of the Junior Freeskiing Tour.  Comin...
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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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2013 Irwin Outdoor Leadership Program

Words by Billy Rankin: 2013 Irwin Outdoor Leadership Program The Goal of the outdoor leadership program is to challenge, inspire, and empower teenagers while engaging in fun backcountry adventures.  Participants will not only ...
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Josh Gallen Takes 1st Place in CAT 2 Wildflower Rush

Crested Butte’s Josh Gallen defended his home turf on Saturday by winning 15-18 Men CAT 2 at the Mountain States Cup Wildflower Rush. Photos: Bill Gallen A lot of stuff happened on two wheels last weekend in Crested Butte...
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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...
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You Just Moved Here: 5 Tips for Living in Our Ski Town

Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado.  The mountains are incredible.  The weather is amazing.  The town rocks.  Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here.   1. You don’t always have...
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Kelly Sildaru: 57 Days

Kelly Sildaru is an Estonian girl who is 10 years old.  She’s better than you.  She spends her winters traveling and skiing while balancing school in Europe.  I think it’s safe to say you’ll be hearing more...
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CBMST Finds Success at Taos

Last Thursday, the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team headed down to Taos Ski Valley, NM with 8 athletes, 2 coaches, and a few parents in tow.  While they went down there to compete at Regional and National IFSA events, they a...
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