Crested Butte: We Ski Rocks

[Name Redacted]

I would think that VR would have replaced the Tbars by now. Where's the high speed chondola 6pack From East river to the top of Teo?

[mmmm...pow!]

yeah, I had some of my best days during that free ski period. Skiing for free, sleeping on Pete's couch, and then -- was it 1996? -- them getting so hammered with snow that everything was open for the free skiing. Good times.

Can confirm, '96 early season free skiing was so good. I remember that the stoke while waiting in line for the t bar was unlike anything I had ever seen at the time - snowball fights, kooks getting heckled for falling off the thing, and just pure powder euphoria. Good shit.

[MCskid]

yeah, I had some of my best days during that free ski period. Skiing for free, sleeping on Pete's couch, and then -- was it 1996? -- them getting so hammered with snow that everything was open for the free skiing. Good times.

Quit thinking you’re cool just cause you couch surfed at Pete’s, everyone did. Your only cool if you almost slipped into a diabetic coma surfing that couch.

[byates1]

https://www.5280.com/is-colorados-la...sing-its-soul/

[skaredshtles]

https://www.5280.com/is-colorados-la...sing-its-soul/

Heh. The Butte lost its soul 20+ years ago.

[goldenboy]

I would think that VR would have replaced the Tbars by now. Where's the high speed chondola 6pack From East river to the top of Teo?

Ha, put money into the red headed stepchild of their portfolio? I think not. Vail wants intermediate friendly resorts close to metro areas like Keystone, Breck and Park City. Not some weird steep destination resort. Which is fine, they generally leave us alone. Until they sell CB, which the rumor mill always says is close to happening.

[goldenboy]

Cool thread. I hope I get to see some puckered billy-goating pics.

A lot of guys from CB would show up at Mammoth or Kirkwood comps and choose the techiest lines.


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That's definitely how I skied the Kirkwood comp.

One time I was at Alta and I did this huge traverse to get to some billy goating. I run into an old acquaintance from CB in the parking lot and he says "Was that you over in [can't remember the name of the run]?" Yeah, I say. "I knew it. I told my buddies on the chair- whoever that is, I guarantee they're from CB."

Cb skiers are weird like that.

[Name Redacted]

That's definitely how I skied the Kirkwood comp.

One time I was at Alta and I did this huge traverse to get to some billy goating. I run into an old acquaintance from CB in the parking lot and he says "Was that you over in [can't remember the name of the run]?" Yeah, I say. "I knew it. I told my buddies on the chair- whoever that is, I guarantee they're from CB."

Cb skiers are weird like that.

Basically what I do all day at Abasin too. In fact I just did that for about three hours this afternoon.

[snowaddict91]

Sounds like the NFL should be spinning tomorrow. They were chucking bombs and doing a lot of packing today.

[gaijin]

That's definitely how I skied the Kirkwood comp.

One time I was at Alta and I did this huge traverse to get to some billy goating. I run into an old acquaintance from CB in the parking lot and he says "Was that you over in [can't remember the name of the run]?" Yeah, I say. "I knew it. I told my buddies on the chair- whoever that is, I guarantee they're from CB."

Cb skiers are weird like that.

Are you A.E.? He showed up and my roomie was like-- He's gonna win. I think he did. Can't remember. I just remember his air off the peak over an enormous cliff band only to land in an 8 inch wide "chute." Never saw anyone else in my history at KW take that approach. Pin point precision combined with monsterous air.

First dudes I saw wearing armor were from CB. Made me feel inadequate.

[adrenalated]

Are you A.E.? He showed up and my roomie was like-- He's gonna win. I think he did. Can't remember. I just remember his air off the peak over an enormous cliff band only to land in an 8 inch wide "chute." Never saw anyone else in my history at KW take that approach. Pin point precision combined with monsterous air.

First dudes I saw wearing armor were from CB. Made me feel inadequate.

Goldenboy doesn't huck, he makes turns down vertical rock faces.

[goldenboy]

Goldenboy doesn't huck, he makes turns down vertical rock faces.

Haha, that's sig worthy.

Gaijin, nope, I'm not Estrada, he was a ripper though. Although he wasn't from CB. There was a Japanese guy that skied the CB comp with a backpack with just his shovel blade in it as "spine protection". That was the first time I saw body armor.

[whipski]

CB went to shit when the put a lift up to the North Face

[The SnowShow]

When are they building the Aspen/CB interconnect gondola? The Pearl Xpress.

[goldenboy]

^^ It'll be a tunnel.

Today was fun but as usual we could use 100" more. Rambo is better after the haircut.



No idea why the photos rotated when they're correct on the computer. Needless to say search was not helpful. Anyone?

[skuff]

No idea why the photos rotated when they're correct on the computer. Needless to say search was not helpful. Anyone?

My photos are right side up if I edit (crop) them before adding to a post


edit: looks a bit spicy

[Iwantmy2dollars]

There was a movie, home made but released on VHS via Pow Magazine - Ski Bumin 96 - 97. I bought that tape and a couple years later the wife and I spent the winters of 98 and 99 renting a house on 3rd Ave. Loved it there!....except for watching it snow 10 miles away all winter long thru the kitchen window

[MakersTeleMark]

ISD live from CB: https://stringdusters.mixlr.com/events/3959622

[snowaddict91]

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4117067564/?

This seems interesting...communications for CB will be overseen by someone in PC. Talk about a weird pairing of resorts.

Groom Rambo!


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[Elkhound Odin]

Did Vail fire the fire the existing Comm director for incompetence, or determined they need someone local to cover the corporate ass due to the holiday fiasco in PC?

And if this person is covering CB, what does Vail corp know about CB future that they need to propagandize?

[uglymoney]

Posting to follow this amazing thread.

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[MakersTeleMark]

I threw the Dusters show up on the archive for those that were there or wanted to be:
https://archive.org/details/isd2025-01-08

[MCskid]

https://www.5280.com/is-colorados-la...sing-its-soul/

Hilarious, CB will solve its affordable housing crisis by housing by its employees in another town. ‘We need you people to wipe our a**** but the peasants shall not live amongst us!’ Because the terrain is so good CB will always have a somewhat cool vibe but that town died a long time ago. Hell, when I was there in the ‘90’s it was majority working class trust funders. When the billionaires force the WCT’s out you know a town/community has really gone to sh**.

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Hilarious, CB will solve its affordable housing crisis by housing by its employees in another town. ‘We need you people to wipe our a**** but the peasants shall not live amongst us!’ Because the terrain is so good CB will always have a somewhat cool vibe but that town died a long time ago. Hell, when I was there in the ‘90’s it was majority working class trust funders. When the billionaires force the WCT’s out you know a town/community has really gone to sh**.

Nah, there’s still magic in CB. Maybe you just need to scratch a little deeper?

All these ski towns are amazing places to be. Everything is always changing - you can either roll with it, or get out of the way.

Yep, in the mid-90’s I also paid $285/month for my own bedroom in one of the wealthiest ski towns in North America. It’s not like that anymore, but I’m still committed to living in the mountains.

You should’ve bought a condo in CB in 1995 for $150k…

[byates1]