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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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Large Ballon people enjoying the AJ!

38th Annual Al Johnson Uphill Downhill Race

For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep endi...
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And our winner! Vinny Scola took this photo of the Castles from Mill Creek.

West Elk Project “Fall Colors” Contest Winner and Honorable Mentions

There were some really awesome photos shared with us via Instagram or Facebook this week for a chance to win 2 tickets to the Mt. Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival. After much deliberation we decided to make this little gal...
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Taos Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships 2012

The first weekend of March I joined a large group of Crested Butte skiers to go compete at the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships in Taos, NM.  Having never been to Taos, I was delighted to find a mountain littered with sp...
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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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Community Profile: Zach Guy

Photo: Trent Bona | Community, meet Zach Guy. Zach moved from Bozeman, Montana to Crested Butte in November 2011 after finishing his graduate degree in Snow Science with a thesis on spatial variability within snow packs. His sn...
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Biking – Winter Update!

Winter Biking With the current sad status of the snow pack I know of a few people traveling to the desert for their bike rides in search of the early spring. Recent trips to Moab by athlete Ray “Danger” Harter and athlete S...
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2013 WSCU Campus Rail Jam Photos Video Results

Dave Sugnet and Polly McCrane took 1st in the skiers divisions, Ryan Holt and Julia Adams took top honors for snowboarders.  Red Bull took the winners out for a backcountry sled/ski mission the next day.  Check out the edit r...
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Skiing in July: Augusta

Words: Alex Stevenson Photos: Alex Stevenson and Julia Van Raalte So it’s summer, I get it.  But rarely a day goes by that I don’t miss skiing. Lately this website has featured mostly dirt oriented articles so I figured I ...
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Men 15-18 Podium: 1. Seth Klien 2. Matt Evans 3. Grant Howard

Matt Evans Takes 2nd and Sickbird at Grand Targhee Junior Freeskiing Open

AltaBird Freeride Dominates Again, Competitors Ski Powder in the last IFSA National Series Event of the Season before Revelstoke Photos: Will Dujardin It doesn’t always happen that you get to ski powder in your comp run, ...
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