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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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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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Skiing in July: Augusta

Words: Alex Stevenson Photos: Alex Stevenson and Julia Van Raalte So it’s summer, I get it.  But rarely a day goes by that I don’t miss skiing. Lately this website has featured mostly dirt oriented articles so I figured I ...
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Crystal 4* FWQ BLOG and VIDEO from Rob Vandervoort

The FWQ 4-star event Crystal went down last week with Crested Butte’s own Mark Mikos and Ashley Bembenek winning the Men Ski and Women Ski titles!  Rob Vandervoort was there laying it down on his snowboard and was able t...
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CBMR Passes on Sale Today

Check CBMR’s Press Release, we think there are some pretty decent benefits at other resorts down below, like 3 days at the Trestle Bike Park and 3 days at Powder Alliance resorts. It goes without saying but we’ll s...
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Western Skiers and Riders Take Top Spots in Grand Targhee

The WSCU Freeride Team journeyed  up to Grand Targhee Resort for the first ever Collegiate Freeride Competion.  This recap is provided by Dustin Eldridge of the Top o’the World Newspaper at Western State Colorado Univer...
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Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team – TELE

Take a look at the 2011-2012 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team – TELE video edit for the season! Congrats to Klara Wohlers who placed 2nd at Targhee and Mark Robbins who won the event! Enjoy the video edit featuring othe...
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CBMST Freeride Starts off Season with Success at Snowbird and Telluride

The 2019 IFSA junior freeride season is underway and the CBMST athletes have been taking advantage of a good start to the winter at home to get ready. Over MLK weekend a 10-athlete strong contingent went Snowbird, Utah for the ...
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WEST ELK PROJECT

Welcome to The West Elk Project We are a media website covering the progression of action sports and arts in the West Elks of Colorado and beyond.
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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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