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Never-Never Land: Tom Runcie

 Gunnison Crested Butte’s Never-Never Land continues with local ski stud Tom Runcie, who explains his love of the valley.
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Aaron Blunck Takes 2nd at Breckenridge Dew Tour

Aaron Blunck laid down one of the best runs of his budding career to take second at the Breckenridge Dew Tour stop.  Our small town couldn’t be more proud. photo: Shay Williams 1 David Wise 88.20 92.60 92.60 2 Aaron Blun...
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Ed Dujardin 2016

A broken femur at the Crystal FWQ ended my season early, so here is a collection of POV shots from the winter.  Enjoy. Ed Dujardin 2016 Season from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
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The Crown. Photo: CAIC

RIP Knox Frank

This terrible winter has struck another blow, this time super close to home.  We lost Knox Frank in an avalanche outside Silverton, CO on Friday, March 30th.  Knox, 34, was the first in a party of 4 to drop in on a SE facing ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Hans Flame

Community Profile: Michael (Hansee) Hans

By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating ...
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To Teton Pass South

Top 5 Do and Don’ts of a Skin Track

Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (m...
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Draft plans for Crested Butte Airport

Action Sports Facility to be Constructed in Crested Butte

Plans are in the works for the construction of an action sports facility in Crested Butte South. We caught up with Doug Hudson, the man spearheading the project to hear more. West Elk Project: What’s the plan for the facility...
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Kayaking Black Canyon!

Check out these guys kayaking Black Canyon National Park! It was in the fall of 2011 and these 10 gentleman had a first descent! There was a lot of work with porterage and the poison ivy! Great short movie!
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Matt Evans is in there somewhere. Photo: Nick Matisse.

Winter arrived in Crested Butte!

With four feet of snow from the last storm and -20 degree temps this morning, it’s safe to say that winter is finally here.  Video and photo proof below. This storm was perfectly timed with finals week, so Western studen...
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Countdown to Opening Day: Matt Evans Shreds

Photo: Mark Epstein 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 ...
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