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Review: McConkey

Over the past few years, Matchstick Productions has worked on what is probably the most difficult project they will ever have to do. To make a documentary on Shane McConkey, the freeskiing legend, is a difficult task in itself....
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Pinnacle Race Series

Every Wednesday on Mount Crested Butte the Pinnacle Race Series kicks off at 5:45pm free of charge thanks to the folks at Alpine Orthopedics. The 5 weeks of racing will be combined for an overall winner to be declared on August...
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Review: The Wallisch Project

Tom Wallisch receives more publicity than any other skier out there.  He’s the only freeski athlete featured multiple times in one commercial break for different products on major networks.  His new nine minute short film, ...
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Recap: The Meeting 10

This weekend, we walked over the Elks for the 10th year of a great gathering simply known as The Meeting.  For those who don’t know, The Meeting is a showing of all the biggest ski and snowboard movies of the year, displayed...
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Top 5 Do and Don’ts of a Skin Track

Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (m...
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Review of Meathead Films “No Matter What”

For over ten years, Vermont-based Meathead Films has produced movies that make east coasters proud to call their humble hills of the Appalachian Mountains home.  In their eleventh film, the Meatheads had to work hard and be cr...
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TGR’s “The Dream Factory” Wraps Up The Meeting 8

The Meeting 8 closed strong with Teton Gravity Research’s feature film, “The Dream Factory.”   The film is a tribute to Alaska, skiing’s mecca and TGR’s most frequented destination since it first began exploring Ame...
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CBMBA Kick-Off Party & Natty Trails Day Weekend!

Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association would like to invite you to come out to the CBMBA Kick-off party and Natty Trails Day weekend. CBMBA Annual Party! Time: Meeting 4:00PM Party 6:00PM Date: June 1, 4:00 pm Location: Rainbo...
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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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Review: Valhalla by Sweetgrass Productions

Valhalla, by Sweetgrass Productions, goes well beyond what one would expect from your typical ski movie.  The Sweetgrass crew has already established a reputation for this because they entrench themselves in areas for two year...
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