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CB Local Caught in Mt. Ruby Avalanche – CBAC Photos

Preliminary reports are not good regarding an avalanche that took place around 2:00 PM today, January 21st, 2016.  A snowmobiler was caught in a large slide in the Lake Irwin area under Mt. Ruby.  A local man, known as B-Rad,...
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CBMR Joins the Powder Alliance

After their highly-touted slash in pass prices earlier this spring, CBMR is adding even more value to your pass in the 2013-14 season by joining the Powder Alliance. What is the Powder Alliance? Well, twelve ski resorts around ...
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Young Rippers Overrun Crested Butte for IFSA Junior Nationals

Photos: Laci Wright  |   CBMST Stumbles on Home Turf.  AltaBird Skiers Strong  This past weekend, the best junior big mountain skiers in the country descended on Crested Butte for the IFSA Junior Nationals.  Expectations w...
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Brittany Barefield, currently a junior at CBCS, on top of the podium at Aspen Highlands earlier this year. She was one of 2, -I repeat - girls on the freeride team in a ski town.

CBMST Takes Top Spots at Aspen Highlands IFSA Regional

A week after strong performances on their home mountain, the CBMST travelled to Aspen over the weekend for the next IFSA Regional.  Brittany Barefield and Solon Gray won their respective female and male 15-18 year old division...
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Francesca Pavillard-Cain Takes 2nd at Fieberbrunn-Kappl HIGHLIGHTS

After her first FWT competition ended with a punch front tumble, Crested Butte native Francesca Pavillard Cain rebounded with a second place at the FWT stop in Kappl, Austria.  Pavillard-Cain, who finished behind Austrian Nadi...
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Pretty Faces: Unicorn Picnic’s First Web Epsiode

Pretty Faces and Unicorn Picnic released an inspirational first web episode chronicling a six year old sit-skier working with Challenge Alaska. Watch as the youngest member of this organization, an eleven year old, helps this l...
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It May Be Time to Use Your Powder Alliance Days

If you’re craving real snow on good terrain, you should probably head north. Resorts from BC to Montana are forecasting big storms, on top of excellent base totals. Fortunately for CBMR passholders, the Powder Alliance o...
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Beans and Rice Freeride: Higher Attitude

Beans and Rice Freeride finished off their two part season recap with a trip to our Elk Mountain neighbors to Aspen.  They ski big Colorado lines and have a lot of fun doing it.   Episode 2/2 (2014) – High Attitude from...
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Remembering Ian Lamphere and Ryan Novak

As the winter season winds down, we find ourselves facing the harsh realities of a mountain town again.  Crested Butte lost two community members in the tragic avalanche in Sheep Creek off of Loveland Pass last Saturday, April...
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The Eye of the Condor Returns

photo: http://www.laparva.cl/eyeofthecondor/   The Eye of the Condor is back.  Returning after a successful inaugural contest, The Eye of the Condor is a week long film and photo competition that will take place at La Pa...
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