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Local Snowboard POW Edit at CBMR

Thomas McLean was out getting it all season.  Especially that part where it snowed for 6 weeks. You probably saw the tall, goofy guy snaking your line with a quick, “sorry, dude” and you weren’t sure if the ...
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Sunset Lightning Gallery from Sam Evans

Local social media blew up with some ridiculous photos of a lightning storm over Crested Butte at sunset on Sunday night (6-28-15). There was even a rainbow in there for good measure.  Sam Evans took some beautiful photos of ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Enormous Glacial Collapse Caught on Film

Check out this glacial collapse the size of Manhattan happen on film.  Despite the remote location of the event, the repercussions for this and events like this are global. This video is awe inspiring and scary. Trailer for Ch...
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Matt Evans Takes 2nd and Sickbird at Grand Targhee Junior Freeskiing Open

AltaBird Freeride Dominates Again, Competitors Ski Powder in the last IFSA National Series Event of the Season before Revelstoke Photos: Will Dujardin It doesn’t always happen that you get to ski powder in your comp run, ...
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David Chodounsky Leads US Ski Team for Sochi in Slalom at Adelboden – VIDEO

After a career-best 7th in Val d’Isere in December, Davide Chodounsky of Crested Butte, CO finished a team-best 8th at Adelboden in Switzerland on Sunday, January 12. The 2007 NCAA champion is poised to lead the US Ski Te...
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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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Freeride World Tour Qualifier Wraps Up At CBMR

We are not going to sugar coat this one.  The Freeride World Tour Qualifier took place at CBMR this weekend, on some of the worst snow conditions for a freeride event ever.  Warm temperatures and minimal snowfall prevented CB...
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Offseason Restaurant and Bar Specials

Summer is definitely over.  The leaves have changed, and the first snowfall of the season is probably close at hand.  With the advent of offseason, local restaurants and bars will be offering deals.  Last spring the Teocalli...
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CB Mountain Guides in the Chugach

Maybe you are getting AK overload. Maybe you should have gone up there like everybody who’s cool did.  Wait, I guess we weren’t cool enough. But Jayson Simons-Jones and CB Mountain Guides are very cool and offered ...
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USA Pro Cycling Challenge

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be back in Crested Butte Tuesday August 21. There are events and activites planned the day before and day of race. Check them out below. Monday August 20th New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat ...
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