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Backcountry Snow Tubing on Ruby

Is this new trend going to sweep the nation? These pioneers of the sport are pushing the limits in ways that have never been done before. They are the real heroes. They are the — oh wait, this is pretty standard for Irwin...
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Matt Evans is in there somewhere. Photo: Nick Matisse.

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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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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Tom Runcie lays this turn way down to get an awesome shot.

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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Castle Peal above the clouds.

First Day of Spring 3/21/2012

I’ll admit it, it’s the end of March and I’m thinking about fishing, boating, sand and river beers watching pretty girls in sundresses. Sure, there’s still spring skiing to be had, but with recent events, the consensus ...
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Cold Smoke Splitboards Backcountry Teaser

The local splitboard company in Gunnison, Cold Smoke Splitboards, has been putting out some sweet product over the last few years. Eric Swanson got out in the backcountry with his friends Tom, Elias, Reggie, and Tyler to put to...
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Bomb Snow TV Episode 2 Boulder Hut Adventure

The Bridger Brigade has dropped the second installment of Bomb Snow TV; this time they ventured up to the Boulder Hut in the Purcell mountains in British Columbia. This edit feautures some awesome high alpine lines and a few li...
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Matt Byrne’s Season Edit

Matt Byrne got after it this year.  After graduating from Western, the young man is leaving us to join the real world.  But not before demonstrating how rad life really is here, even on bad snow years.  Good luck buddy! Back...
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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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This happened a lot to Tom Runcie a lot in this last storm cycle. Photo: Will Dujardin

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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