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Francesca Pavillard Cain Takes 3rd at Haines FWT

Crested Butte’s own Francesca Pavillard Cain has earned herself another podium finish this season.  This time, Francesca opened the competition in Haines with a solid run, good enough for third, behind Silvia Moser and E...
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Sam Lee Explains K2 Chill Series Competition Runs

Sam Lee had a few good runs during the K2 Chill Series in New Zealand back in August this summer. He crashed in the finals during the K2 Big Mountain held at Craigieburn Valley but managed to win the next event, the Black Dia...
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FWQ Series Concludes at Kicking Horse: Durtschi Wins Overall Ski Title

The final stop of the Freeride World Qualifier series wrapped up this weekend at Wrangle the Chute up on Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Colombia. Western State Colorado University freshman Max Durtschi secured the ove...
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Winter Adventures in August

Our friend Jacqueline Knutson just returned from a ski trip to South America.  Now back in the States, the SLC based ripper put together this well written trip report we thought we’d share with you. Due to Pisco-induced ...
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Sam Smoothy Andorra POV

As you probably know, Sam Smoothy’s first place run at the FWT in Andorra was nuts.  Here’s the POV.
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Francesca Pavillard-Cain Takes 2nd at Fieberbrunn-Kappl HIGHLIGHTS

After her first FWT competition ended with a punch front tumble, Crested Butte native Francesca Pavillard Cain rebounded with a second place at the FWT stop in Kappl, Austria.  Pavillard-Cain, who finished behind Austrian Nadi...
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Julien Lopez Caught in Massive Avalanche in FWT Competition VIDEO

This morning we woke up to some pretty incredible news that Julien Lopez had triggered an avalanche during his run at the second attempt at the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn (the women skiers skied earlier in the week...
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Randy Evans and Kyle Taylor Competition Season Highlights

Crested Butte’s Randy Evans, Montana’s Kyle Taylor, and the rest of the Bridger Brigade throw down.  You probably knew that.  We like to share everything that they put out, this edit is no different.  Covering th...
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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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FWT Snowbird Postponed

Yesterday, on what was supposed to be the morning of the Freeride World Tour stop at Snowbird, a large avalanche ripped out during patrol’s control work.  The slide, which had a 12 foot crown, has made the venue unrideab...
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