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Wendy Fisher Becomes Executive Director of CB Snowsports Foundation

World renowned skier and local supermom Wendy Fisher has just become the Executive Director of the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation.  The program, which educates, promotes, and supports amateur snowsports in the Gunnison Va...
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Next stop was a place called Sospel. Located about 45 minutes from nice by car and about 2 hours in the camper. Sospel is Fabian Barel's stomping ground but surprisingly there was very little info or riders to be seen. The map that you can find at the tourism office ended up being very helpful and the trails were some of the best that we got to experience. Steep and exposed would be the best terms to describe the trails in the area. The trail pictured was one of the longer tours and the descent started from a world war two camp that was littered with bullet holes and was really cool to see.

Off-Season DH Mountain Biking in France With Colin Pickett

The lifts might be spinning but we know some people are still thinking about mashing some dirt.  Colin Pickett and Johnny Warren took a trip to France last spring to check out the stomping grounds of the French DH World Cup ch...
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Countdown to Opening Day: Jamie Salter 2012

Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 29 of 30. Jamie Salt...
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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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27th Annual Alley Loop Nordic Marathon

Part of the American Ski Marathon Series and an American Birkebeiner qualifying race, the Alley Loop is also Crested Butte’s largest costume party and biggest Nordic event of the year. Set for February 2nd, The Alley Loop’s...
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SFS and JFT 2014 Wrap up at Big Sky, CB Women Represent

The Subaru Freeride Series and Junior Freeride Tour held their season finals at Big Sky Resort, Montana this past weekend.  The event also closed out the Freeride World Qualifier season, where the top athletes make it through ...
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First Day of Spring 3/21/2012

I’ll admit it, it’s the end of March and I’m thinking about fishing, boating, sand and river beers watching pretty girls in sundresses. Sure, there’s still spring skiing to be had, but with recent events, the consensus ...
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2012 Crested Butte Film Festival

The 2nd annual Crested Butte International Film festival showcases a diverse selection of great films and their honorable guests at both ends of the valley. The diversity of films range from short features and documentaries to ...
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Crested Butte Mountain Bike Update

Now that spring has arrived there are more than a couple of trails open for riding. Check out Crested Butte Mountain Bike Associations Trails Report for regular updates. http://www.cbmba.org/page.cfm?pageid=10267 Having persona...
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Trail Review: Strand to Deer Creek

This past Sunday I decided to ride the following trails and to provide an update to our readers on their conditions. My route: Tony’s trail – Upper Loop – Whetstone Vista – Canal Trail – Strand Bon...
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