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Beer & Chili and Gravity Slave Set For This Weekend

The fun continues into fall.  This weekend, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is hosting both the Gravity Slave Downhill Race as well as the 14th annual Fall Festival of Beers & Chili Cookoff.   The leaves are changing and t...
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Markus Eder 4K MSP Reel From Fade to Winter

Following up the Tanner Rainville clip, MSP has released it’s Markus Eder 4K reel from Fade to Winter and this dude is a boss!  After dislocating his shoulder in February, Markus decided to push off surgery so he could s...
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Brittany was all smiles at the bottom of her FWJC run in Andorra.

Brittany Barefield Earns 4th Place at FJWC in Andorra VIDEO

Brittany Barefield of the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team opened up the action this morning for the skier women at the Freeride Junior World Championships at Grandvalira in Andorra.  She laid down a smooth run from top to b...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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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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Young Rippers Overrun Crested Butte for IFSA Junior Nationals

Photos: Laci Wright  |   CBMST Stumbles on Home Turf.  AltaBird Skiers Strong  This past weekend, the best junior big mountain skiers in the country descended on Crested Butte for the IFSA Junior Nationals.  Expectations w...
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Offseason Restaurant and Bar Specials

Summer is definitely over.  The leaves have changed, and the first snowfall of the season is probably close at hand.  With the advent of offseason, local restaurants and bars will be offering deals.  Last spring the Teocalli...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Community Profile: Colin Pickett

Photo: Trent Bona | It’s time for you to get to know downhiller Colin Pickett.  Colin, a 21 year old Western State student, moved to the valley for school and riding bikes.  With strong race finishes last year, the Alpine O...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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CB Santa Ski Sets World Record at 765 – VIDEO

This past Saturday over 765 locals and visitors got together at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, dressed like Santa, to set a new world record. The crew boogied at a dance party on the Ice Bar deck before bombarding down the slo...
by 3. Trent Bona
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A beautiful morning hike to a beautiful spot.

Chile – Argentina Part Dos: Skiing and Backcountry Hotsprings in Chillan

The search for better snow brought us south to Nevados de Chillan, Chile.  Bound eventually for Bariloche, we found ourselves making a mid-way stop deep in volcanic mountains.  A warm welcome at the end of a poorly maintaine...
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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