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Community Profile: Ashley Bembenek

Ashley Bembenek is poised to make a big splash in the world of women’s freeskiing this coming winter.   The 27 year-old from Eden, Utah has lived in a variety of places before finally landing in Crested Butte in 2010, when ...
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Applying #yesallwomen to Action Sports in our Little Mountain Town

In our little mountain town sometimes it takes a few days for big news to be spread around, despite the advent of the Internet and 24-hour news networks. A stabbing-shooting spree at UCSB in Santa Barbara, CA on Friday has beco...
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“Doubt Kills” Trailer from H*Wood

I have been doing a lot of work recently with a hip hop artist that moved to Crested Butte in May. He just recorded his new album right here in the valley and it releases on August 20th. Here is the video trailer we filmed for ...
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Colorado Freeride Festival Slopestyle Highlights

The Colorado Freeride Festival went down at Winter Park this weekend.  The Shimano Slopestyle was just one event in a weekend jam-packed with awesome events and riding.  Brandon Semenuk took first, with Martin Soderstrom and ...
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De-Genderfying Skiing by Francesca Pavillard-Cain

After reading the West Elk Project article on #yesallwomen I couldn’t help but contemplate the many issues brought up in the article. Mainly I was wondering why this all hadn’t bothered me so much before. After all my whole...
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Al Johnson 2015

This Sunday is the annual Al Johnson telemark uphill/downhill race at Crested Butte Ski Resort. The party begins with the tag-team race  at noon sharp. The individuals race at 1pm. Remember to stick around after the race for t...
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38th Annual Al Johnson Uphill Downhill Race

For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep endi...
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Balancing Goals and Survival in the Backcountry with Donny Roth

Donny Roth is an experienced mountain athlete and ski guide. We are lucky enough to have him and many other professionals here in our valley.  He gave a similar version of this talk to the CB community back in December at the ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Mary Boddington Never-Never Land

Gunnison – Crested Butte just put out a promotion featuring one of our favorite snowboarders, the local bad-ass bartender and Freeride World Tour athlete, Mary Boddington. Join Mary as she transitions from fall to winter ...
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Atomic Team Highlights from Red Bull Linecatcher

Powder and blue skies in Les Arcs, France set the stage for the 2013 Red Bull Linecatcher. Atomic released this video of the highlights from athletes Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Tim Durtschi, Richard Permin, and Tobi Tritscher. Fren...
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