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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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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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Paradise Jib Camp Edit

My brother Trevor and I headed up to Paradise divide last Saturday to kick it with a crew of friends that had set up camp next to a snowfield for the weekend. Here is how it went down…   Athletes: Jimbo Webb , Alex ...
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Dreamy Splitboard Edit from Recent Spring Snow

Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dy...
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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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“Smiles Per Hour” Teaser from Sour Steezle

 The latest effort from Mikey Curran and Sour Steezle looks like it’s going to be fun.  Filmed 100% in Crested Butte backcountry, these guys represent what skiing is all about.  Keep it up, guys! From Sour Steezle: Sk...
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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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Alex Riedman’s Chile Trip 2013

Want to get stoked for skiing pow this summer?  Watch Alex Riedman’s rad edit from her trip last year.  Alex took 5th in the Chilean Freeskiing Championship, a 4-star FWQ event and skied a bunch of backcountry powder wh...
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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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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

Check out this shredit of Ed Dujardin getting after during the 2019 spring in the CB backcountry.  When the goods are good you should probably keep skiing them, right?!  And the CAST system rules. PS. Check his 2019 mini golf...
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