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Chile – Argentina Part Dos: Skiing and Backcountry Hotsprings in Chillan

The search for better snow brought us south to Nevados de Chillan, Chile.  Bound eventually for Bariloche, we found ourselves making a mid-way stop deep in volcanic mountains.  A warm welcome at the end of a poorly maintaine...
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The Christmas POW Gallery

Merry Christmas to all! With 7-day totals around 3 feet, the Crested Butte backcountry has been nothing short of ridiculously good over the holidays. Check out this gallery from the Anthracites featuring Matt Evans, Brett Conov...
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Deep CB Backcountry Edit from Splains Gulch

If you send us an awesome edit we’re probably going to share it.  Miles Peterson sent us this one during the recent EPIC storm that has buried CB with a third of our winter storm totals so far (that’s 203″ at...
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HCCA Presents Backcountry Film Festival this Friday at Center for the Arts

The High Country Citizens’ Alliance is showing the 9th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts this Friday, December 13th.   Celebrating the “human-powere...
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Coldsmoke is excited about the Voodoo, the product of their partnership with Romp Skis.

Local Companies Cold Smoke and Romp Partner to Produce Splitboard

Cold Smoke’s ‘Voodoo,’ built by Romp, hits the streets just in time for winter. Words by Will Shoemaker With the right tools, the job at hand can be a breeze. And when that job is slaying powder, crushing crud...
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November 2nd Photo Gallery

A good crew consisting of Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Ashley Bembenek, Mark Mikos, Matt Evans, Tara Tafi, and Will Dujardin went up to ski Purple Ridge on Saturday.  A few laps here and there made for some awe...
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Jamie Starr “Hunting For Bamboo”

Jamie Starr, a son of Crested Butte now living in Denver as the marketing manager for Dynafit and Salewa, went on a trip of a lifetime to Japan for his honeymoon with Lili Starr. To say it was sick is probably an understatement...
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Local Tecnica Blizzard Athletes #takeyouthere

Tom Runcie put together a great edit with his fellow Precise Painting Freeride Team athletes Rob and Sydney Dickinson. It rules! With some footage from Trent Bona and last year’s Vision Quest, their trip to Fairy Meadows,...
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Balancing Goals and Survival in the Backcountry with Donny Roth

Donny Roth is an experienced mountain athlete and ski guide. We are lucky enough to have him and many other professionals here in our valley.  He gave a similar version of this talk to the CB community back in December at the ...
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Brandon Clabaugh Lost & Found POVs

Maybe this recent snow has you itching for skiing or maybe you’re just itching all the time. Brandon Clabaugh found some of his old POV footage from skiing powder in the backcountry around CB and some shots from when 3rd ...
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