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The Backcountry Experience
We call it “backcountry skiing”, but those of us who do it know this label isn’t exactly accurate. Perhaps even a wee bit misleading. It should be called backcountry exploring or backcountry...
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Backcountry skiing and riding conditions in Crested Butte have finally come around from the slow start to our season. More continuous snowfall beginning in late-January has finally filled in most all...
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Alaska Ski Mountaineering Program Trip Report (Part 1)….
As most folks know by now, the winter season throughout most of the West was a bust. From Colorado to California, most people saw record-breaking years in terms of lack of snowfall and warm...
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CBMG AIARE Avalanche Safety Course Schedule for the 2012-2013 Season
There’s no better way to be backcountry ready than with an AIARE Avalanche Safety Course. With ample snow fall, and what can often be a complex snowpack, there’s no better place to take your course...
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Winter is knocking at the door…..
It’s mid-November, the temperature outside is hovering in the high teens, and it is snowing and blowing, and has been all weekend. I think it is official, winter is finally here. Change is difficult...
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Crested Butte Ice Climbing ???
Well it’s no surprise by now that Colorado is again off to another very dry and slow start to the winter season. However, that doesn’t mean that there is nothing to do out in the mountains. In fact,...
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Winter is off and rolling…..
Crested Butte Mountain Guides humble 'Guide Shack' & World HQ's during the first snow of the season The Winter Season of 2012/2013 has been off to a great start here in Crested Butte, with Crested...
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Colorado Winter Climbing…
Climbing cold blue ice under beautiful blue winter skies Colorado is quite the ideal place to be based if you are a climber. First off, there is all types of climbing here in this great Rocky Mountain...
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A Memorable February of Backcountry Powder Turns……
Quintessential Colorado Backcountry....bluebird sunny skies, and cold dry powder It’s no secret that the West, and especially Colorado, are again having another dry winter. In fact, until recently our...
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Hello Spring
The first day of spring was yesterday. This is what the 2nd day of spring looked like in Crested Butte this morning. Go figure. Spring doesn't always show up on time at 9,000 feet. Ahh spring, you...
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