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Red Lady Bowl on Mt. Emmons. Photo: Thompson Creek Metals

Red Lady Update – US Energy Seeking Landswap

For 35 years, several companies have unsuccessfully tried to mine one of the world’s richest deposits of molybdenum.  It is located on Mt. Emmons, locally known as The Red Lady, just above and upstream from the town of C...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Community Profile: Zach Guy

Photo: Trent Bona | Community, meet Zach Guy. Zach moved from Bozeman, Montana to Crested Butte in November 2011 after finishing his graduate degree in Snow Science with a thesis on spatial variability within snow packs. His sn...
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Rowdy Kayaking at the Devil’s Punch Bowls

Just recently, a group formed by Nic Blake, Steven Urich, Nick Zajac, Eli Norman, and Neil Opalinski went and hit up the Devil’s Punch Bowls “somewhere between Aspen and Crested Butte.” There are some awesome ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Two Plank Aerial Photography Reel

Check out Two Plank’s photography reel from 2014. This features majestic shots of Crested Butte, Aspen, and Haines, Alaska.  Two Plank Productions: Aerial Photography Reel 2014 from Two Plank on Vimeo.
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Eliot Rosenberg airing in Evolution Bike Park. Photo: Trent Bona

Lift-Served Downhill One Month Away – CBMR to Open Summer Operations Early

Low Snowpack and Warm Temperatures Allows CBMR to Open Lifts on June 9th. Photo: Trent Bona, Rider: Eliot Rosenberg  It snowed yesterday as if nature was celebrating town putting the bike racks out on Elk Avenue.  However, it...
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Gravity Slave 2013 Results!

The 2013 Gravity Slave DH race took place yesterday in Mt Crested Butte at Evolution Bike Park. Unlike prior years, the race was not chainless and instead was open to pro racers and boasted a winnings purse of $2,000! There was...
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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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Elk Mountains Grand Traverse: Registration Open

Mark your calendars! The 16th Annual GORE-TEX® Elk Mountains Grand Traverse will be held on Friday March 29, 2013. Registration will open on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 7AM (Mountain Time). Go to elkmountainstraverse.com fo...
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Countdown to Opening Day: Ahrens Doublebacks Box Rock

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 1 of 30. Our ope...
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Andrew Arnold and Eddy Cohn Scrumpin’ at Evolution Bike Park

Eddy Cohn opens up this edit from Andrew Arnold with some ridiculously fast riding on Timeline.  Did you hear about the Timeline extension, Timetables?  These jumps are sick!  And tonight is Free Friday from 4-7 PM, so you b...
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