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Tejay Van Garderen winning Stage 2. Photo: Denver Post

Tejay Van Garderen Wins Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Coming out of nowhere to win in the last 300 meters of the uphill finish in Mt. Crested Butte, Tejay Van Garderen won Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The 24 year-old Boulder resident (originally from Bozeman, MT) w...

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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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Crested Butte Freeride Athletes Stack Up Podiums on Sunday

Yesterday was a great day for Crested Butte freeride athletes across the globe. Athletes from CB were competing the Subaru Freeride Series in Snowbird, Utah, the IFSA Regional junior event at Aspen, Colorado, and the Freeride...

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Crested Butte Subaru Freeride Series and JFT Recap

Amidst a banner year, Crested Butte delivered one of the most action-packed series of competitions over the last four days. The Big Hourglass venue was used for the finals of the 4-star FWQ event for just the 5th time in the ...

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These little pika are all over the place making their presence known.

Adventures in the Wilderness: Precarious Peak and Copper Lake Photo Gallery

A desire to do something new last weekend took me to the top of Precarious Peak in the Maroon Bells – Snowmass Wilderness in the Elk Mountains. It was impressive to say the least, so we’ll just start with that. ...

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Looking back towards Paradise Divide. Photo: Trent Bona

Asa Firestone, Founder of BEYONDgear, Creating Adventure for Good

Meet Asa Firestone, founder of the CEU Urban Climbing School in Rio de Janeiro and BEYONDgear. Photo: Max Kudisch Asa Firestone has a vision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When he first saw the “Dois Irmãos”, or R...

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Dave Sugnet in a truck driver at the Blunck Bag Jump Event. Photo: Will Dujardin

More Thoughts From The Bagjump

I want to send some praise to CBMR for purchasing the large Bagjump that currently rests at the base area. The Aaron Blunck Big Bag Invitational showed the enormous potential for the Bagjump to bring new and exciting events a...

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Will Dujardin smashes a pillow in Psycho Rocks. Photo: Eliot Rosenberg

Finally Snow in January – Photo Gallery

Things were looking pretty bleak for a while there. To the rescue came a magical southern flow with 9″ of wet snow at Crested Butte Mountain Resort Saturday night, followed by another 4″ of lighter, colder snow ...

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Weekend Away from the West Elks: San Juan Self Support

Words & Photos: Dave Bunt | The geology of the San Juan Mountains is nothing less than spectacular. Any passing motorist can witness this while driving over Molas Pass. Peaks such as Vestal and Arrow in the Grenadier range,...

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