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Randonee Town Race Series

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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A Season Recap from the King of Soul

Its spring and everybody is churning out their end of season edits.  Well, this ski bum doesn’t have video equipment, so I’m offering a hand-written, somewhat jovial account of my season (in picturebook form!).  In true b...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Trials and Triumphs in Bolivia #spedgoestosouthamerica Blog Numero 3

June 18th – Bolivia didn’t really work out (at first I wrote Bolivia didn’t live up to expectations, but then I realized that having expectations while traveling in developing countries is silly). Don’...
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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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Community Profile: Colin Pickett

Photo: Trent Bona | It’s time for you to get to know downhiller Colin Pickett.  Colin, a 21 year old Western State student, moved to the valley for school and riding bikes.  With strong race finishes last year, the Alpine O...
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CBMR’s Mountain Sports Team the Biggest, and Youngest, Yet

It’s only natural that a mountain known for its steeps would find a calling among the area’s youngest athletes. Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is in its fifth season of providing a school, of sorts, for young...
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Blunck continuing the corked 9. Photo: Phil Dujardin

Blunck Big Bag Invitational Photo Gallery

A lot of fun was had yesterday afternoon at the Aaron Blunck Big Bag Invitational at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. As we’ve reported, CBMR has purchased an air bag for training and for tubing.  Yesterday was the first t...
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Chili and Beer Preview: Team Dogwood

How excited are you for this weekend’s Chili and Beer festival at the CBMR base area? One of Crested Butte’s lesser-known “holidays” that combines beer, chili, and downhilling, this is one of our favorit...
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Mountain Biking in the Woods

Crested Butte Mountain Bike Update

Now that spring has arrived there are more than a couple of trails open for riding. Check out Crested Butte Mountain Bike Associations Trails Report for regular updates. http://www.cbmba.org/page.cfm?pageid=10267 Having persona...
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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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