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Living Journeys Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon

Photo Courtesy of Living Journeys. This past Saturday, Living Journeys Community Cancer Support put on their annual Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The event raises money to provide...
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USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2012 Route Released

The 2012 US Pro Cycling Challenge is set to takeover the mountains of Colorado in 7 stages, August 20-26.  We knew the host cities, now we know the specifics of the race.  Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte will host the finish ...
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ROMP Skis Reveals Berglund Artist Series

The ski craftsmen at ROMP Skis have teamed up with local photographer Matt Berglund to produce some beautiful custom ski graphics. We have featured Matt’s action-oriented photos on the site before and have often shared ...
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Angel Collinson’s Segment from TGR’s Dream Factory

photo: Gabe Rogel  | Angel Collinson if fast becoming one of the hottest names in freeskiing.  Raised in Snowbird, Angel is no stranger to the podium of freeskiing competitions.  Now, her segment from TGR’s Dream Facto...
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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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Utah Sledneck Survives – Watch and Learn

Wear you beacon and remember to always go through your gear check list when traveling in the backcountry.
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Pinnacle Race Series Kicks off Wednesday at CBMR

The Pinnacle Race Series sponsored by Alpine Orthopaedics is back at CBMR this summer, and guess what? It’s free. Photo: Trent Bona With both cross-country and DH/Freeride races on different courses every week for the nex...
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SAM’s Best/Worst Marketing of 2011-2012

Crested Butte and Okemo win “Close But No Cigar” Awards. Ski Area Management’s (SAM) Best/Worst Marketing of 2011-2012 came out.  You can read the full article here.  You might not have even heard of SAM if...
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Lindsey Vonn Wants to Ski with the Boys

Words by Danica Baker | The name Lindsey Vonn to any woman in the world-wide ski community means strength, determination and badass super woman. She has won four overall World Cup championships as of this year, not to mention a...
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Beans and Rice Freeride: Higher Attitude

Beans and Rice Freeride finished off their two part season recap with a trip to our Elk Mountain neighbors to Aspen.  They ski big Colorado lines and have a lot of fun doing it.   Episode 2/2 (2014) – High Attitude from...
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