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Matt Evans Snowbird Comp Runs and POW

Last weekend, Matt Evans and the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went to Snowbird to compete in the Junior Freeskiing Nationals.  Day one of the 15-18 boys was postponed because it snowed 15 inches overnight!  Matt made an...
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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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CB Time Lapses by Sour Steezle

Mikey Curran of Sour Steezle put together this little compilation of time lapses around Crested Butte from this summer.  The constant rain made for some pretty cool cloud shots.  Enjoy.
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Rahlves’ Banzai Tour Wraps up at Sugar Bowl with CB in the Top 5

The Rahlves Banzai Tour wrapped up the season at Sugar Bowl on March 9th and 10th. Fresh snow and bluebird skies made for the best Banzai conditions of the season. The exhilarating course was complete with banked slalom turns, ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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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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BIG AIR ON ELK 2012

Big Air on Elk was another great year! The jump was questionable at the start with athletes speed checking the practice runs, but eventually there were plenty of tricks being thrown down. Check out the video by Crested Butte/Gu...
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Nick McNutt’s TGR “Almost Ablaze” Segment

Nick McNutt has come on to the scene in the last few years as pillow-schralping, viral-video-making, Canadian beast.  This segment was one of the most impressive from TGR’s latest, “Almost Ablaze”.  Watch th...
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Non Native: That First Snow Fall

The goofs from Non Native made the first edit of their season from pre opening day snow and a couple days on the resort.  They are super serious. Skiers (In order of appearance): James Webb JT Ryan Chris Biddle Alex Stevenson ...
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East Vail Avalanche Rescue

A skier in what looks like a party of three triggered a slide and was partially buried in the East Vail Chutes.  The episode was recorded on a pov camera.  A lot of bad decisions are made in this video.  However, the way he ...
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Parody of Inside Edition’s “Investigation” into Pot on the Slopes

We’re glad people were as dumbfounded by Inside Edition’s “investigation” into pot on the slopes.  Some Breck locals made this movie as a response.  Enjoy.  You can see the original story here.
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