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Share the Slate Public Meeting February 3

Share the Slate is holding its first public meeting at the Brick Oven at 5 PM this Wednesday, February 3rd.  Here is some info from Share the Slate: Learn what’s happening in our valley, how winter access is being threa...
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Back to Back 11ths for David Chodounsky at Kitzbuehel and Schladming

David Chodounsky is maintaining form this season and so close to getting another top 5.  During this week’s FIS events at the Kitzbuehel and Schladming, Chodounsky took 11th twice to put himself in 10th overall in the Wo...
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Fat Bike Worlds Rolls into Crested Butte this Week

Borealis Fat Bike Worlds by Odell Brewing Co. is hitting Crested Butte in just a few days!  The action kicks off Wednesday with a kick-off party at the Brick, then Thursday’s race is up in Mt. Crested Butte’s North...
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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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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
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David Chodounsky has Career-Best 4th at Val D’Isere

Crested Butte’s own David Chodounsky just earned his career-best finish at Val D’Isere, taking 4th in the Slalom on December 13, 2015.  It has been a good hill for Chodounsky who has had a strong result there in 20...
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Chris Miller Mt Owen Pyramid Face

Chris Miller and fellow locals Drew Parker Holbrook and Owen Tracy took to a sick line off of Mt. Owen at sunrise with thoughts of recently departed Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland on the mind.  Owen is likely the c...
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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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Mary Boddington Never-Never Land

Gunnison – Crested Butte just put out a promotion featuring one of our favorite snowboarders, the local bad-ass bartender and Freeride World Tour athlete, Mary Boddington. Join Mary as she transitions from fall to winter ...
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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!
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