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First Real Snow, Not Great for Skiing

Last week’s snow was pretty exciting.  If you were ready, how could you not try and get out there?  We had about 2″ in town, which could mean anything from 2″ – 24″ up high, but it ended up being...
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Mckenna and Pip enjoying the enormity of the Alps.

Pip Hunt and the K2 Alliance in Switzerland

Crested Butte native Pip Hunt, Mckenna Peterson, and Amie Engerbretson recently returned from a trip to Murren, Switzerland, where they were filming for K2 Skis and Pretty Faces, an all female ski film spearheaded by Lynsey Dy...
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Check out the Alpine Oddyssey – Leadville Qualifier this Weekend

Photo: Trent Bona | The Alpine Odyssey Leadville Qualifier is back in Crested Butte for its 2nd year on September 15th. Lance Armstrong recently tweeted that he will be coming back to defend his 2011 race win. Local mountain bi...
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West Elk Project Finds Snow in the Tetons

With Colorado going through (another) dry early season, the West Elk Project boys were getting antsy. Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, on the other hand, had received two feet in late November and were forecasted to receive two m...
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Snovember 23rd Anthracites Photo Gallery

This early season snow has been decent for November, huh? With recent word that Paradise will be spinning at CBMR on opening day this coming week, it’s no surprise the locals have been benefitting from the northern flow ...
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The Sheepshead Trip Report

I was stoked when I got the call inviting Tom Runcie, Sydney Dickinson, and myself to meet TJ David and Gavin Nator from Skiing Magazine and go to Sheepshead Cabin in the Southern San Juans. Words: Rob Dickinson | Photos: Trent...
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Crested Butte Invades Copper for USASA Skiercross Regionals

From the smallest grom shredders to adult racers, Crested Butte showed up in force for the USASA Skiercross Regionals at Copper Mountain.  The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team, the Western State Colorado University Mountain ...
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Crested Butte Randonee Town Race Series: Race 1 Results

The first of the inaugural Crested Butte Randonne Town Race Series up at Crested Butte Mountain Resort hosted by GRIGGS ORTHOPEDICS, GO-TO-GUIDE, CRESTED BUTTE BUILDERS, GORE-TEX, SCARPA, CLIF BAR, BUD LIGHT was a success. Ther...
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Randy Evans Earns Sickbird and 5th Place at Moonlight Basin

Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24.  Moonlight Basin pulled out...
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Will Dujardin making the best of low-angle blue bird in the Anthracites on Tuesday. Photo: Trent Bona

Photo Gallery: November Snow Brings Powder and Sketchiness

The storm last weekend was a welcome mental relief.  Check out this photo gallery of the new snow. As for snow conditions, they were sketchy, to say the least.  Skiers triggered an avalanche in College bowl on the NW side of ...
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