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Living Journeys Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon

Photo Courtesy of Living Journeys. This past Saturday, Living Journeys Community Cancer Support put on their annual Crested Butte Summit Hike and Half Marathon at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The event raises money to provide...
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Pondskim Gallery

The 2014 ski season came to a close at Crested Butte Mountain Resort with the annual Pond Skim/Slush Huck.  Lydia Stern was there to capture the action.  Check out the full gallery here, with photos available for purchase.  ...
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Alpine Odyssey 2012 Results

The 2nd annual Alpine Odyssey 100K, a 64-mile cross country race, brought the return of Lance Armstrong and 274 challengers. Cameron Chambers won the event with a time of 3:58:58, setting a new race record, while Amy Beisel too...
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Wolf Creek Powder Shred Photo Gallery

With a 42″ storm total it was pretty easy to convince ourselves to head down to Wolf Creek for the $33 lift tickets on “Local’s Appreciation” day.  Matt Evans, Ed Dujardin, and Will Dujardin piled into ...
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Community Profile: Michael (Hansee) Hans

By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating ...
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Big Mountain Enduro Goes off in Crested Butte

The Big Mountain Enduro series held it’s 2nd stop in Crested Butte last weekend.  With 6 stages held over 2 days, there was a lot of fun riding showcasing the diverse trails the Evolution Bike Park at Crested Butte Mount...
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Tom Runcie rails one of the bottom corners on the Doctors Park decent during our ride this past Saturday. Photo: Trent Bona

West Elk Ride Report: Doctors Park 11/03/12

When I got the call from Ed Carley to go ride Doctors Park this past weekend, I was a bit caught off guard. I have been slowly transitioning into a winter mindset, more due to the calendar than the weather outside. Not only was...
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Aaron Blunck Headed to the Olympic Games

It’s official. Aaron Blunck has been selected for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team.  The pressure was on going into the final run of the Grand Prix at Park City.  Blunck had fallen on his first run.  Lyman Currier,...
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2013 Chainless Race

Once again, the Chainless World Championships was incredible.  Crested Butte and visitors for Bike Week came out in force, in an event that sold out with over two hundred fifty participants.  Crested Butte is home to the olde...
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Mountain Roots Food Project Holds Successful “Taste of the Harvest Garden-to-Table Fundraiser” Despite Rain

The Mountain Roots Food Project held their “Taste of the Harvest Garden-to-Table Dinner Fundraiser” Wednesday evening, where they showcased the organically grown food from their gardens in the Gunnison Valley.  For a ten d...
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