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Meet Jordan Schwartz and the SoCO 14er Project

Jordan Schwartz, a former marine and 29-year-old freshman at WSCU, has set an ambitious goal this winter while starting his first year at Western.  Jordan will ski all the 14ers in the San Juans, the Sangre de Christos, and th...
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Plan B in the Backcountry

Here’s a friendly reminder from Woodrow’s Media Shed to always have a plan B when you are out in the backcountry.  It could save your life. Plan B from Woodrow’s Media Shed on Vimeo.
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Skiing Baldy and Early Season POW with Alex Riedman

Grace Skis and Colorado Freeskier athlete Alex Riedman got out on Mt. Baldy for some pow turns last weekend. It’s winter up in the high country! Check it out. Baldy October 12, 2013 Day one of ski season! from Alex Riedma...
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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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Winter arrived in Crested Butte!

With four feet of snow from the last storm and -20 degree temps this morning, it’s safe to say that winter is finally here.  Video and photo proof below. This storm was perfectly timed with finals week, so Western studen...
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Pow Surfing on Mt Baldy

Here is an edit Paul Elkins from Fuse Snowskates made of some CB locals surfing the pow bindingless up at Mt. Baldy a couple weeks ago… Baldy from FUSE Snowskates on Vimeo.
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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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The Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview

Longtime snowboard coach Brett Conover recently opened up the Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview.  After moving to the Gunnison valley 10 years ago to go to Western with a brief 3-year stint in Aspen 3 winters ago, B...
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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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Greg Hill’s 2014 March Madness Challenge

Über ski tour athlete Greg Hill has ski toured 50,000 feet in one day, and two million feet in one year.  This March, he plans on touring 328,000 vertical feet.  Think he can make it?
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