The crew at Telluride Helitrax did some avalanche mitigation above Telluride on Ajax Mountain, and got a pretty spectacular slide to go. Ajax from Caldera Creative on Vimeo.
Photo: Sarah Mah Rarick | Words: Danica Baker* | Depending upon who you talk to, the name Alison Gannett can mean a lot of things. To a ski-bumette, she is a rad skier who holds her own as a professional world-champion big mountain free skier; to us green babes, she is an innovator in the eco-friendly way […]
Raphael Pease was out enjoying a perfect blue bird powder day in Chile, when he came across a stranded horse (that had been out in the storm for 4 days). Instead of continuing on his way, Pease did something, and has a pretty awesome tale from the Andes as a result.
The trailers keep on coming. Here is Powderwhore Productions. Words by Powderwhore: Before resorts, lift tickets and overpriced pizza, there was adventure in skiing. Before the mountains were harnessed with lifts, bound with ropes and scarred with designated runs, they were wild. Actions with consequences were chosen and the individual was held responsible. No […]
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Crested Butte Olympian Aaron Blunck took 1st place in the Olympic Qualifier last night in PyeongChang, securing a spot in the 12 man final. “So unbelievable hyped to qualify for the finals at the Olympics…Gunna be a fun one,” Blunck wrote on his Instagram after the event. Coverage of the Halfpipe Final will begin on NBCOlympics.com […]
Reagan Sieg shows what is possible on the new Timbersled Snowbikes. BC pillow lines anyone? Reagan Sieg in Canada on a Timbersled Snowbike – Slednecks 2014 from LightWorks Creative on Vimeo.
Thanks to all the groms (and parents) who participated in our contest. We were really stoked with the different entries. The future is looking good. Congratulations to our winners, Jaxin Hoerter (most likes) and Harken Graceffa (West Elk Project’s choice). This definitely won’t be our last contest. Feel free to post pictures of your groms […]
Check out this shredit of Ed Dujardin getting after during the 2019 spring in the CB backcountry. When the goods are good you should probably keep skiing them, right?! And the CAST system rules. PS. Check his 2019 mini golf edit here. Ed Dujardin Spring 2019 from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
A few years ago, Carter McMillan took fourth place and earned himself the North Face Young Gun Award at the Crested Butte FWT comp. This year, the Canadian hung around British Colombia to ski some incredible snow. Check out his mid-season edit. You’ll see he has balls.