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CBMST Finds the Podium Often at Home at IFSA Regional

Crested Butte Mountain Resort hosted the first regional competition of the 2014 season in the IFSA Central Region this past weekend.  Freeride teams from around Colorado and New Mexico travelled to Crested Butte to take on the...
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Jeremy Self-Portrait after Summer Skiing.

Remembering Jeremy Worrell 1977-2012

“He was kind, had a big heart, a loyal friend, respectful, sensitive and compassionate. He was non-judgmental, a free spirit and lived to the beat of his own drum. He lived his life his way and to the fullest.” – from Jer...
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Mike Records enjoys some steeps, AK style

Nick Matisse and Mike Records Check in from AK

Photos and text by Nick Matisse After spending a day around camp with zero visibility, the weather popped and we woke to bluebird skies and little wind. All lines shown are accessed from the Worthington glacier. Despite warm we...
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Will Dujardin & Tristan Burch

You Just Moved Here: 5 Tips for Living in Our Ski Town

Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado.  The mountains are incredible.  The weather is amazing.  The town rocks.  Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here.   1. You don’t always have...
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Heli-drop at sunrise. Not bad eh? Photo: Will Wissman

Lexi DuPont recaps her trip to Haines, Alaska

Clear weather and an awesome crew make for perfect trip. If you haven’t heard of Lexi DuPont, it’s about time.  Lexi, a former Crested Butte resident now living in the front range to attend CU Boulder, has been making enor...
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2014 Snowblade Extremes Gallery

The Snowblade Extremes went down on Crested Butte’s famed Headwall venue Sunday. Last year’s champion Ben Blackwood showed why he is a snowblade master, claiming victory once again.  Non Native’s Jimbo Webb t...
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Skier: Will Dujardin, Photo: Trent Bona

Crested Butte BC Conditions Report

Crested Butte received its first real snow of the year, and the locals have been getting after it.  As usual, an early layer has made the snowpack touchy, as evidenced by the slide on Mt. Baldy.  Here is a quick peak at the g...
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Francesca Pavillard-Cain on the podium. Trent Bona Photography

Crested Butte Invades Taos For FWT Qualifier

photo: Trent Bona Photography | This past weekend, around twenty Crested Buttians (including the WSCU Mountain Sports Team) invaded Taos Ski Valley to take part in the four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier.  Expectations wer...
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Jet Stream Shift to Benefit Colorado

Is it here yet??  You have been probably been trying to wait patiently.  Well, your patience will start to pay off (hopefully!). Photo: Opensnow.com The jet stream, storm track, or as I like to call it, the hyperconductor of...
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Tom Runcie lays this turn way down to get an awesome shot.

November 2nd Photo Gallery

A good crew consisting of Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Ashley Bembenek, Mark Mikos, Matt Evans, Tara Tafi, and Will Dujardin went up to ski Purple Ridge on Saturday.  A few laps here and there made for some awe...
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