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Blunck, X Games Halfpipe Viewing at Maxwells: 8:30 pm

Photo: Trent Bona Photography Come out and cheer on local boy Aaron Blunck in his X Games Superpipe Finals appearance on the big screen at Maxwell’s tomorrow night in Crested Butte.  The 16 year old took 6th in Thursday&...
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CB Avy Center Awareness Night and Beacon Brush Up – Dec 6 & 7

Alright friends, we have a lot of local support to give out this weekend. The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is holding it’s 12th Annual Avalanche Awareness Night at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square on Saturday, December...
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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures Start in Las Trancas, Chile

It’s been two weeks in Chile since I joined my brother Edward for the skiing part of his South American odyssey.  I arrived amidst reports of terrible snow at the traditional big name resorts like Portillo, Valle Nevado, and...
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WestElkBaseCamp Flux Veho Edit – #ozandwillsbadidea

Oz Scott and Will Dujardin have been in Chile for about a month and entered the Flux Veho Mountain Film Festival with their recently-found travel companion from Québec, Patrick Desjardins.  The filming and editing window happ...
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Crested Butte Dance Collective: Dance of the Dead

If you are in CB this weekend be sure to check out the ‘Dance of the Dead!’ Who: The Crested Butte Dance Collective is happy to host ‘Dance of the Dead,’ a Day of the Dead performance and fundraiser supp...
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Sam Lee’s Latest Edit (NOT SNOWBLADING)

We feature the Kiwi, Sam Lee, on our website a lot, and it’s often on snowblades.  But there are times we have to remind ourselves that we will always feature Sam Lee on our website due to the basic fact that he straight...
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Crested Butte Invades Taos For FWT Qualifier

photo: Trent Bona Photography | This past weekend, around twenty Crested Buttians (including the WSCU Mountain Sports Team) invaded Taos Ski Valley to take part in the four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier.  Expectations wer...
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Tejay Van Garderen Wins Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Coming out of nowhere to win in the last 300 meters of the uphill finish in Mt. Crested Butte, Tejay Van Garderen won Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.   The 24 year-old Boulder resident (originally from Bozeman, MT) w...
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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
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#spedgoestosouthamerica – Blog 2

May 29 – Despite it being the dry season in Cusco, we woke to a rainy morning for our train to the town of Machu Picchu. The three hour train ride was pleasantly uneventful, as Amaury and I had explored Cusco a little to...
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