Mother nature finally stumped us. With only three inches during our stay in Crested Butte, it was the first time during the tour we didn't get any deep in bounds powder skiing. Of course, that doesn't mean we didn't have any great skiing or that we didn't ski any powder. A simple lack of snow falling can't keep the PTTP Tour down.

Wednesday we awoke to a beautiful sunny day in the picturesque town of Mt. Crested Butte. We threw open the shades in our swank two bedroom condo, furnished by ResortQuest, to let the light spill in. Birds were chirping their songs and the serenity of the surrounding mountains was mesmerizing. And nothing breaks the silence like cloud of 2-stroke exhaust and the welcome brap-brap of a snowmobile. That's right, the PTTP Tour was going sledneckin'.

A quick 15-minute snowmobile tow up Kebler Pass led us to a skin track that ascended into the heavens. One hour and several buckets of sweat later, we were on top of the world with some nice deep blower waiting for us. A couple of runs in some of Crested Butte's epic backcountry terrain led us right back to our sled, where we roosted down the road and back into town.

We spent some time in-bounds as well, exploring some of the hairiest terrain this side of the Atlantic. With the lines, the trees, the pillows, and the sheer steepness of the terrain, it's no wonder that the U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships has called Crested Butte home for 13 consecutive seasons. Watching the preliminary rounds was mind-blowing. Men, women, and juniors were hucking their meat into icy moguls and picking through rock gardens with calculated abandon. If P-Tex farming were a viable profession, harvesting it off the rocks on the Headwall would surely be a lucrative venture.

Our party at The Black Whale was the most successful to date. Crested Butte can rally the community like no other place with the help of all the locals, the PTTP Tour and our generous sponsors (Salomon Skis, The North Face, Smith Sport Optics and the Redhook Ale Brewery) helped raise $3100 for Wilderness Opportunities. Instead of a raffle the format was an auction and the patrons in the packed bar jumped and jockeyed for a bid on all the fabulous prizes. The party raged into the wee hours under the beats of DJ Cee and a special appearance by Super G who rocked the house with his dope ski rhymes.

While nothing beats the challenging terrain of the Butte, powder snow was calling the tour to move west for a second visit to Little Cottonwood Canyon. Check back to see if the boys scored in Utah again.