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Museum of Best Women's Ski Touring Boots Over the Years - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Museum of Best Women's Ski Touring Boots Over the Years

Each year we get stoked over and over again about the new season's lineup of ski touring boots. And although each...
Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023 - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023

It's been a big summer for us! With the merger of Cripple Creek and Basalt Bike and Ski, we've been...
Our Top Alpine Touring Skis for 2023/24 Season - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Our Top Alpine Touring Skis for 2023/24 Season

The breadth of backcountry skis is staggering, with nearly every big ski brand producing its own touring skis. From carbon...

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Beer in a Ski Shop: What's on Tap? - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Beer in a Ski Shop: What's on Tap?

In the Vail and Roaring Fork Valley's, Cripple Creek Backcountry...
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12/22 6PM: Full Moon Skin + Live Music - Cripple Creek Backcountry

12/22 6PM: Full Moon Skin + Live Music

Join us for a Full Moon skin followed by live...
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Key Takeaways from "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain" - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Key Takeaways from "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain"

Three takeaways from reading Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain for...
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Making Turns on pico de Orizaba, Mexico - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Making Turns on pico de Orizaba, Mexico

Last Fall, Cripple Creek Ambassador Aidan Goldie set out to...
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How Much Should I Pay For a Ski-Touring Setup? - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How Much Should I Pay For a Ski-Touring Setup?

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WildSnow.com Gear Review: Scarpa Alien RS - Cripple Creek Backcountry

WildSnow.com Gear Review: Scarpa Alien RS

After a full year on the Scarpa Alien RS, Gary...
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New Shop Opening in Downtown Aspen! - Cripple Creek Backcountry

New Shop Opening in Downtown Aspen!

Cripple Creek offers locations in Carbondale, Vail, and now..... Aspen!...
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Colorado Backcountry Skiing: Barnard Hut, Aspen - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Colorado Backcountry Skiing: Barnard Hut, Aspen

One of lifes greatest pleasures is shacking up in the middle...
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Summer Training Tips for Stronger Skiing - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Summer Training Tips for Stronger Skiing

Article by Joe Howdyshell from Summit Endurance Academy “Skiers are...
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The Cross Couloir: Lessons Learned from an Attempted Bike to Ski Mission - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Cross Couloir: Lessons Learned from an Attempted Bike to Ski Mission

The idea of a bike to ski mission is oh...
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Best Day Ever on Buffalo - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Best Day Ever on Buffalo

Anybody who has had the pleasure of sipping a cold...
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Skiing in Moab! Ski Descents in the La Sals: Mellenthin and Tukuhnikivatz - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Skiing in Moab! Ski Descents in the La Sals: Mellenthin and Tukuhnikivatz

I have been adventuring to Moab for years and most...
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