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Springtime skimo racing In case you had forgotten, and by you I mean ski mountaineering (skimo) racers, the 2013 Irwin Lodge …
Read More »Local athletes gearing up for USASA Nationals
Crested Butte assault A local contingent of ski and snowboard athletes, both with the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team (CBMST) and …
Read More »Blackwood crowned Snowblade Extremes champion for 2013
“One run to prove their worth” Ben Blackwood is the most decorated athlete on the planet—Planet Snowblade that is—winning his fourth …
Read More »Grand Traverse title stays in Gunnison Valley
“It was like Night of the Living Dead with zombies climbing up this wall” Despite snapping a pole in half at …
Read More »Local athletes step onto freeskiing podium at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Francesca Pavillard-Cain takes women’s title The big mountain freeskiing circuit landed at Crested Butte Mountain Resort last weekend, bringing in a …
Read More »Noxious weed management ramps up as spring comes to the Gunnison Valley
Gunnison County Weed District works to preserve local ecology Warmer temperatures and longer days mean melting snow and blooming plants in …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Sales tax rising February sales tax numbers look optimistic. The numbers were up 4 percent for the month, bringing the first …
Read More »Council has intensive 48 hours planned as town manager candidates reach home stretch
Final Four playoff April 10-11 The final four town manager candidates will be put through the rigors of an intense couple …
Read More »Thompson Divide oil and gas leases could expire May 31
New legislation, local coalition seek ways to stop future development With two months to go before the expiration of several federally …
Read More »Decision to kill a murderer is still a bad decision
Let me start by saying that if I had allowed my kid to go to the midnight showing of a movie …
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