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Paradise & Silver Queen Scheduled to Open

Recent snowfall and ideal snowmaking temperatures have prompted Crested Butte Mountain Resort to schedule openings for Paradise and the Silver Queen lifts. Paradise Lift, along with Teocalli Lift, are set to open this Saturda...
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Winter Is Here, But Be Careful

The Crested Butte area is about to get its first taste of real winter. Social media will go ballistic. Your most hard-core friends will post pictures of their first faceshots of the season. It’s an exciting time. However, if ...
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Taylor Pratt Season Edit

Taylor Pratt has had his hand in some of the sauciest action in Little Cottonwood Canyon.  After graduating from the IFSA Junior series a couple years ago, this dude has been dialing it in at the natural terrain park known as ...
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Mark Mikos Set to Represent CB on the Freeride World Tour

For the third consecutive year, Crested Butte will have a representative on freeskiing’s biggest stage, the Freeride World Tour. Mark Mikos, a Western State Colorado University graduate and CB resident, took 1st place overall...
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Speedflying Gothic

Derek Johnson and Peter Smith are at it again, and this flight is definitely an eye-opener.  Speedflying through some of the massive faces on the back of Gothic and then over the huge exposure facing east, this quick clip wil...
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Latest Real Skifi Episode has No Snow and is Ridiculous

We’re not really sure how each Real Skifi episode seems better than the last. This latest one is so creative, literally has no snow in it and they are still showcasing the classic Real Skifi jib mastery. Enjoy!
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New Zealand Tourism Ad Appeals to Snow Addicts

The southern hemisphere may be calling you and New Zealand’s Southern Alps is the home to 2 ski towns, Wanaka and Queenstown, and 4 resorts, Cadrona, Coronet Peak, Treble Cone, and the Remarkables. Byron Wells, Janina Kuz...
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Another Sick Junior Edit – Berkeley Patterson

Berkeley Patterson is another hard-charging Tahoe kid looking to mix it up with the adults on the FWQ Freeride World Tour Series.  With a full bag of tricks, the dude finished 6th overall in the IFSA Junior Series this year w...
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Gabe Myers on Becks at Hartman Rocks

Trails up an down the valley have been coming in nicely as the snow recedes to higher elevations.  Check out Gabe Myers in front of Eric Swanson’s camera as they shoot one of the most fun sections of trail at Hartmans. A...
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Tequila Importer Agave Sun International Looks to Set Up Shop in Gunnison

You can file this one under semi-related to action sports and more associated with the culture and community aspect of the West Elk Project.  Agave Sun International is looking to set up its offices in Gunnison to begin distri...
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