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Lindsey Vonn Goes Undercover as Vail Employee

Vail made this video featuring Lindsey Vonn working undercover at the ticket office.  Sadly, only one (somewhat creepy) dude recognized her.  The reactions after they’re told it is Vonn are pretty funny.  
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Sean Pettit: Keep Your Tips Up

Sean Pettit just dropped one of the best backcountry edits we’ve ever seen. Have a watch, and get stoked for winter.
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This American Land: Gunnison Country

Gunnison and Crested Butte were recently featured in the PBS series, This American Land, in collaboration with the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative. The GPLI is doing great work trying to protect the public lands we use and lov...
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Cold Smoke Splitboards X-MAS POW POV

Kyle Jones of Cold Smoke Splitboards went out on Christmas Eve for some backcountry pow and he found some.  This quick 2 minute edit provides a short glimpse into the sheer joy you can experience on pow days.  You can read ab...
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Non-Native Endorses Bernie Sanders

We try to stay away from the political realm on this site but it creeps in every once in a while such as during the government shutdown or ladies in action sports.  Well, this past weekend, apparently Bernie Sanders campaigned...
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Sherpas Cinema: Into the Mind

From Sherpas Cinema, the people who brought you All.I.Can, comes the trailer for their next feature film, Into the Mind. The feature drops fall 2013. We don’t need to hype this up at all. Enjoy. Into The Mind – Offi...
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Mikey Curran: “The Seventh Season”

Mikey Curran of Sour Steezle dropped this awesome edit documenting his seventh season in these beautiful mountains we are fortunate to call home.  Featuring the slednecking of Josh Lesniak (RIP), Johan Loberg, Andy Busse, Luke...
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SAM’s Best/Worst Marketing of 2011-2012

Crested Butte and Okemo win “Close But No Cigar” Awards. Ski Area Management’s (SAM) Best/Worst Marketing of 2011-2012 came out.  You can read the full article here.  You might not have even heard of SAM if...
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Speedflying Terminal Triangle

Well, this video is awesome.  Locals took flight off the peak of Mt. Crested Butte through the Terminal Triangle on the south face of Mt. Crested Butte.  There are a couple of barrel rolls as they head back around towards th...
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Brett Turcotte in Behind the Lens Episode 3 (RAD SNOWMOBILING)

This should jumpstart your morning.  As Turkey Reinheardt explains: ” There are two things I like about snowmachining: pinning it wide open, and going real fast.” Turkey Reinheardt is Brett Turcotte’s alter ...
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