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An American Ski Story

In the wake of Bill Johnson’s decision to take himself off of life support, John Norton reflects on the American skiing icon and his time spent in Crested Butte. This column was printed in the Crested Butte News and repri...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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2012 Fall Gravity Slave 9/9/2012

Photo: Trent Bona | Sunday, September 9 2012 Gravity Slave Chainless Downhill Race Alright West Elk Racers, here is what you need to know… 10-12:30 Registration on 9380 deck and Practice Race starts 1pm.  $25 includes li...
by 3. Trent Bona
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In the thick forest of Boulder Mountain outside of Revelstoke we found an amazing array of well built wood and rock features. Here Colin rolls a steep one.

Trent Bona and Colin Pickett Check in from BC

Colin Pickett and I have now covered over 2,500 miles since we left CB 17 days ago on our British Columbian adventure and we just finally made it to Whistler. Along the way we stopped to ride and party with canucks in Fernie, I...
by 3. Trent Bona
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Psycho Rocks Edit

I got out on Psycho Rocks  trail at Evolution Bike Park with Ryan Harter and Eliot Rosenberg last week to test out the video capabilities of the new Nikon D800. Here is a quick edit from the day…
by 3. Trent Bona
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Eliot Rosenberg pulls away from the middle pack half way through the course.

Revival of the Winter Chainless Downhill

Slush, sun, and speed in Crested Butte If there is one thing the laid back Crested Butte way of life can provide during a less than mediocre winter season its the ability to make lemonade out of very slushy, warm lemons. Thats ...
by 3. Trent Bona
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Wildflower Race

In anticipation for the Wildflower Downhill Race next week, check out this video from a rider competing in category two at last year’s race.
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Pinnacle Race Series

Every Wednesday on Mount Crested Butte the Pinnacle Race Series kicks off at 5:45pm free of charge thanks to the folks at Alpine Orthopedics. The 5 weeks of racing will be combined for an overall winner to be declared on August...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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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...
by 4. Seth Tucker
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Big Mountain Downhilling

Rider: David Bunt Location: West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA Fellow West Elker Dave Bunt took a hike with his big bike yesterday and found a fun way back down the 2,500+ feet he had just slogged up. I caught up with him on the...
by 3. Trent Bona
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Lindsey Vonn Wants to Ski with the Boys

Words by Danica Baker | The name Lindsey Vonn to any woman in the world-wide ski community means strength, determination and badass super woman. She has won four overall World Cup championships as of this year, not to mention a...
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