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Winter Is Here, But Be Careful

The Crested Butte area is about to get its first taste of real winter. Social media will go ballistic. Your most hard-core friends will post pictures of their first faceshots of the season. It’s an exciting time. However, if ...
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Will Dujardin making the best of low-angle blue bird in the Anthracites on Tuesday. Photo: Trent Bona

Photo Gallery: November Snow Brings Powder and Sketchiness

The storm last weekend was a welcome mental relief.  Check out this photo gallery of the new snow. As for snow conditions, they were sketchy, to say the least.  Skiers triggered an avalanche in College bowl on the NW side of ...
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CBAC: Examining the Recent Snow

Check out this video from the Crested Butte Avalanche Center in a couple snow pits analyzing the recent snow.  The snow pack is stabilizing, but it doesn’t mean we are 100% good to go.  There has been a lot of recent wi...
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Beer Tasting Doubles as CB Avy Center Fundraiser at the Brick Oven February 8th

The Brick Oven Pizzeria & Pub will be hosting a beer tasting on Saturday, February 8th that will benefit the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. The $25 ticket features Lagunitas Brewing Company, Mission Brewery, Deschutes Brew...
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Beacon Brush Up: Saturday at Town Park

Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides and The Alpineer team up to host event Saturday, December 1st, 11:00 am Words from cbavalanchecenter.org The Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain ...
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CBAC Investigates Skier Triggered Slide off Peeler

Take a look at this video taken yesterday up on Peeler Peak in the Oh-Be-Joyful Basin. A shallow 8″-1′ deep persistent slab broke off on some surface hoar on a N-NE slope near treeline. It puts the January snowpack ...
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