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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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Backcountry.com: This is Backcountry

Backcountry.com just released a marketing video about pursuing your dreams in the outdoor world, and they nailed it. But you should still shop LOCAL FIRST.  Check it out.
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Countdown to Opening Day: Rob Dickinson’s POV

Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 15 of 30. Rob Dickin...
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Ridiculous POW in the CB Backcountry 2-7-14

Nick Matisse, Zach Vaughter, and Alex Stevenson happened to find themselves skiing the “deepest day of their life.”  It was in the Anthracites and was Febraury 7th, 2014.  Watch this video, it’s freaking awe...
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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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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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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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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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Craig Geipel in CB Backcountry

Craig Geipel sent us this sweet little edit from recent skiing in the Crested Butte backcountry around Irwin with buddies Ashley Davis and Scott Braun.  This high pressure and warm temperature has definitely been annoying and ...
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Tom Runcie and Friends’ First Turns of the Season VIDEO

After a couple weeks of a solid winter weather pattern that brought light snow to the high peaks around Crested Butte, winter arrived in a hurry when a big system left us with a few inches in town and several feet in the Irwin ...
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