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Sweet 401 MTB Edit from Eric Larsen

Zeal Optics Ambassador Eric Larsen put together a sweet edit from one of our valley’s best trails, the iconic 401.  Eric really does a good job capturing the feeling you get after the epic descent from up above Schofield...
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Leo Ahrens “In the Elevator” at Alta

Guess what? Here is another rad edit from Alta, this time with Leo Ahrens.  The Wildcat chairlift might be a slow double, but the terrain over there is playful and offers a lot of potential creativity.  This edit has some add...
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USAF Thunderbirds Flyby Crested Butte – VIDEO

We shared the adjacent photo earlier this week from the US Air Force’s F-16 Thunderbird’s flyby of Mt. Crested Butte and Crested Butte after they buzzed Aspen. The YouTube user Molas80 happened to be up on the peak ...
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Lift Served Summer Skiing in Montana

You don’t have to go to Mt. Hood or Whistler to get lift served summer skiing. According to Newschoolers.com, the second annual Beartooth Summer Session will take place on Beartooth Pass in Montana June 20-23 The four day...
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Chile – Argentina Part Dos: Skiing and Backcountry Hotsprings in Chillan

The search for better snow brought us south to Nevados de Chillan, Chile.  Bound eventually for Bariloche, we found ourselves making a mid-way stop deep in volcanic mountains.  A warm welcome at the end of a poorly maintaine...
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Community Profile: Sydney Dickinson

photo: 14erskiers.com | When I first met Sydney, I was snowmobile skiing out Axtel when my group ran into Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson and his then girlfriend, Sydney Fuller.  Throughout the day she ripped lines with the boys (on...
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WSCU Actions Sports Home Video Night

Last week, a the inaugural Action Sports Home Video Night was held down at the University Center Ballrom at Western.  A handful of swag prizes were given out to the winners.  Congratulations to Matt Clarke of Sour Steezle f...
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Mt. Owen Avalanche POV

Our friend Chris Miller had a pretty scary moment about a month ago.  Dropping in off the top Mt. Owen, Chris triggered an avalanche.  We’ll just go ahead and say that Chris was super-lucky and we are super-happy he liv...
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Jake Teuton 2013 Season Edit

As the season edits keep rolling in, we’re putting Jake Teuton’s on the priority list.  We’ve featured this Salomon and Strafe Outerwear athlete from Revelstoke, BC on the site before, and we are going to kee...
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Tom Runcie and Friends’ First Turns of the Season VIDEO

After a couple weeks of a solid winter weather pattern that brought light snow to the high peaks around Crested Butte, winter arrived in a hurry when a big system left us with a few inches in town and several feet in the Irwin ...
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