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Aaron Blunck Takes 2nd at Dew Tour

Local pipe stud Aaron Blunck rebounded from a disappointing result at the Copper Grand Prix to take second at the Dew Tour in Breckenridge today. It is a huge result for Blunck, who needs results like this to secure a spot on t...
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CBAC Natural Slab Avalanche on Baldy 11-11-15

CBAC forecaster Zach Guy went to investigate a large natural avalanche that occurred during last night’s storm. Check it out.  Keep these early layers in mind and stay smart out there!
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Non-Native Holiday Edit

The Non-Native crew wants to wish you season’s greetings and happy holidays.  They went tree-shopping and pillow-finding with the good snow last week. Hopefully we get some more for Christmas!
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Dave Wiens Named Mountain Sports Club Director at Western

Early this week, soon-to-be officially named Western State Colorado University made Gunnison valley super-athlete Dave Wiens the new director of the Western Mountain Sports Team, a separate club director for Skiing and Mountai...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Community Video Profile: Heights Performance

Introducing the new West Elk Project community video profiles presented by Turner Toyota of Montrose. These videos will introduce a new individual or company from the Gunnison valley every few weeks and follow a quick day in th...
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Red Lady Update – US Energy Seeking Landswap

For 35 years, several companies have unsuccessfully tried to mine one of the world’s richest deposits of molybdenum.  It is located on Mt. Emmons, locally known as The Red Lady, just above and upstream from the town of C...
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Swatch Skiers Cup 2014 Teaser and Rosters Released

The Swatch Skiers Cup is coming back January 4-10, 2014 in Zermatt, Switzerland.  The teaser and the teams were just released.  JP Auclair is the Team Americas captain and Julien Regnier is Team Europe’s captain. Check ...
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Conundrum Couloir Skiing

Packy Westfeldt and TJ David over in Aspen get after it. This little POV from last week out in the Elks on Conundrum should give you just a little taste of what it takes to get up on top of a 14er and ski a sick couloir on the ...
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Alpine Orthopaedics’ Ski Conditioning Classes Start Monday October 7th

Your favorite butt-kicking time of the year is back, and it means we are just that much closer to ski season.  Alpine Orthopaedics’ ski conditioning classes start Monday at the Crested Butte Community School Middle Schoo...
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CBMST Represents in the Top 10 at Grand Targhee

Last week the CBMST took half the team to Grand Targhee, Wyoming for their last IFSA National before the North American Championships at Snowbird in April. Five freeride athletes and 3 U12s took on the awesome terrain off the S...
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