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1992 Extreme Skiing Comp on Hall of Fame

Crested Butte has long been the unofficial home of “extreme” skiing.  It has played host to the longest running free ride competition in North America.  While the word “extreme” has gone out of style (...
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Riders: TJ Prieur and Jesse Blumenthal Trail: Upper Loop

Upper Loop and Lupine trails are OPEN!

I just got back from a dreamy, dry ride on the Upper Loop this evening. The Upper Loop, Divine Trail (connector to golf course), Tony’s, 435 1a (connector to Upper Upper), and Whetstone Vista are all dry with only a few m...
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On her way to second at Snowbird. Photo: Mike Schirf

Community Profile: Francesca Pavillard-Cain

photo: Mike Schirf Next winter, Francesca Pavillard-Cain is set to represent Crested Butte on the biggest stage in competitive freeskiing.  The 22 year old Crested Butte native took first overall in the Freeride World Qualifie...
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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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Late May Skiing on Flat-Iron

This late season snow is getting a little silly (in a very good, helpful way).  Skiing has been great, not only on the bigger peaks, but even on Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  In this short edit, Mark Mikos and Rob Dickinson...
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“The Second Season”

Long time CB local and all around ripper Gareth Van Dyk spent most of April hiking the resort for fresh turns after the lifts stopped spinning. Needless to say, with several feet of fresh snow to work with, Gareth was out there...
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SUP Boards for Rent at Colorado Freeskier

The rivers are flowing strong and the sun is shining warm rays on the Gunnison valley lately. Some friends and I recently grabbed a few stand up paddle boards from the Colorado Freeskier’s downtown location at the Crested...
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Oh-Be-Joyful POV Whitewater Kayak

Join Nick Matisse for a ride down Oh-Be-Joyful he took on Memorial Day.  A great little 2.5 minute edit, if you haven’t gone to spectate and seen the kayaking at Oh-Be-Joyful in person, you should probably go check it ou...
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Testing out my new Drift HD Ghost on Lupine

Thanks to the crew at Drift Innovation I just received a brand new HD Ghost camera for my Canada assignment this month. I took it out for a quick ride on Lupine as soon as it arrived to test out the settings and the assortment ...
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Evolution Bike Park Opens Saturday – Promo Edit

If you haven’t been getting after it on your bike yet because you’re lazy or something, don’t worry, this Saturday, June 16th, you can start riding downhill only at Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  Check out t...
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