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Crested Butte Avalanche Center: Beacon Brush Up Review

Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides, and The Alpineer’s Inaugural Beacon Brush-Up Day was a HUGE success with well over 100 people coming out to ‘brush-up’ on their beacon skills with...
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Two Plank Productions “Because” Premieres to a Rowdy and Entertained Crowd

This Friday night, Two Plank Productions held the world premiere of their newest feature film, “Because,” in a buzzing and packed Grand Ballroom in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado.  Anticipation was high as “Because” is Tw...
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Spin the Doctor Enduro Scheduled for Sunday

Get ready for one of Crested Butte’s better unofficial events this Sunday.  The Spin the Doctor is gathering at the Doctor Park trail this Sunday.  Flow Farm Dirt Productions is putting on the event for a second year. H...
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Living Journeys Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon

Photo Courtesy of Living Journeys. This past Saturday, Living Journeys Community Cancer Support put on their annual Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The event raises money to provide...
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Sweetgrass Productions “Solitaire” Showing at WSCU Dec. 5th

Sweetgrass Productions‘ third film, “Solitaire”, will be showing at Western’s University Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Dec. 5th.  The doors are at 6:30.  It’s $3 for students and $5 for everyone ...
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Trailer for World Heli Challenge: The Movie

The World Heli Challenge is gaining momentum as one of the top competitions in the world.  Why?  Because the competition uses helicopters to access the best terrain in New Zealand.  The event features an “Extreme Day&#...
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112th Cattleman Days

The 112th Gunnison Cattleman Days still stands as the longest running rodeo in Colorado. The rodeo grounds and grandstands will be packed throughout the week enjoying a range of events. See the schedule below and check out the ...
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2012 Gravity Slave Chainless DH Race

Photo: Trent Bona | A big West Elk Project congratulations to all the winners in yesterday’s Gravity Slave Chainless race at Evolution Bike Park. At the end of the day Nicole Digate and Red Mcintosh took home the hand-mad...
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Big Mountain Enduro Series Angel Fire Highlights and Results

The Big Mountain Enduro Series is rolling in to town this week coinciding with Crested Butte Bike Week.  Let’s take a look back at what happened at the Angel Fire/Taos stop a couple weeks ago. Big Mountain Enduro: Angel ...
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Countdown to Opening Day: Team Crested Butte at North American Ski Mountaineering Championships

Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 13 of 30. This video...
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