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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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CBMST Ready to Defend Home Turf at IFSA Regional after Good Start at Snowbird

The snow is coming just in time for Crested Butte’s first big mountain comp of the season.  Junior athletes and teams from around Colorado and New Mexico will descend on Crested Butte for the first IFSA Regional competit...
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Summer Riding Season in CB is in Full Gear!

Mountain bike season is in full effect here in CB! Trent Bona has been getting after it with his bike and camera. Check out some of his recent shots from around the valley and see even more on his blog page trentbonaphoto.tum...
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West Elk Project goes to Aspen for the Meeting 8

In our never-ending quest to turn everyone into ski bums and mountain athletes, we went to a little place called Aspen to attend the Meeting 8.  We went armed with business cards, notepads, and our camera to battle through ski...
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CBMST Defends Home Turf at IFSA Junior Regional Series

Crested Butte Mountain Resort held a one day big mountain competition last Saturday that served as part of the IFSA Junior Regional series.  Fifty-four skiers and snowboarders attacked Big Chute and Paradise Cliffs for a fast ...
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Ranch Style Pro Slopestyle Event

The West Elk Project headed to Grand Junction last weekend to catch the pro slopestyle competition at the 2013 Ranch Style event sponsored by Grassroots Cycles. Everyone was throwing down and the vibe around the venue was super...
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Bridges of the Butte Raises Over $40,000! PHOTOS

The Bridges of the Butte 24-Hour Townie Tour, a one-of-a-kind fundraiser for the Adaptive Sports Center, took place last Saturday and Sunday and raised over $40,000!  It was another sold-out event that has become the norm for ...
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Matt, Randy, and Mitch Evans Check in from Chile

Just 11 days ago Mitch Evans arrived in Chile with two of his sons, Randy and Matt.  If you were with us at the end of last ski season, you know Randy and Matt throw down (Check our write-up of the FWTQ at Moonlight Basin and ...
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The 401 & 403 CBMBA Overnight Weekend Workdays

Photos: http://millerperspectives.squarespace.com/ Last weekend the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association crew came out in force for their annual overnight weekend work days. Rustlers Gulch campground was the base camp for w...
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Tom Runcie’s Trip to Chamonix with Glen Plake and Team Julbo

Words by Tom Runcie When I found out I had earned a trip to spend a week with skiing icon Glen Plake in his adopted winter home of Chamonix, France, I was breathless.  For nearly three decades Plake has been a true hero of the...
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