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Traveling through the West Elk Backcountry.

Elk Mountain Grand Traverse Project!

The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8...
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The Gravity Ranch: Charter Membership Offer Expires Sunday

Check out this press release from the Gravity Ranch, the action sports facility to be constructed across Highway 135 from CB South.  We covered the first announcement of the facility here on West Elk Project, when it was orig...
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MSP Premieres “Super Heroes of Stoke” in Crested Butte

Every year the MSP premiere is a rowdy event in Crested Butte.  Not your 4th-of-July touristy rowdy, but get off your ass hootin’ hollerin’ – I will crush this winter – rowdy.   On Wednesday, MSP premiered the...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Brittany Barefield, currently a junior at CBCS, on top of the podium at Aspen Highlands earlier this year. She was one of 2, -I repeat - girls on the freeride team in a ski town.

CBMST Takes Top Spots at Aspen Highlands IFSA Regional

A week after strong performances on their home mountain, the CBMST travelled to Aspen over the weekend for the next IFSA Regional.  Brittany Barefield and Solon Gray won their respective female and male 15-18 year old division...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Francesca Pavillard-Cain on the podium. Trent Bona Photography

Crested Butte Invades Taos For FWT Qualifier

photo: Trent Bona Photography | This past weekend, around twenty Crested Buttians (including the WSCU Mountain Sports Team) invaded Taos Ski Valley to take part in the four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier.  Expectations wer...
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Dave Sugnet in a truck driver at the Blunck Bag Jump Event. Photo: Will Dujardin

More Thoughts From The Bagjump

I want to send some praise to CBMR for purchasing the large Bagjump that currently rests at the base area.  The Aaron Blunck Big Bag Invitational showed the enormous potential for the Bagjump to bring new and exciting events a...
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CB Takes Top 2 Spots at Rahlves’ Banzai at Squaw

Lucas Demlow and Rob Vandervoort take 1st and 2nd in Men’s Snowboarding at a weather-shortened Rahlves’ Banzai held on the legendary KT-22 at Squaw Valley. Words and Photos: Rob Vandervoort The Daron Rahlves Banzai ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Women's 15-18 Podium: 1st) Jess Sterrett, 2nd) Andrea Byrne, 3) Edie Mason, 4) Brittany Barefield, 5) Josie Byron

CBMST Closes Season out with Success at IFSA Finals at Snowbird

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team finished their season at the 2014 IFSA North American Championships at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah this past weekend.  Ten team members out of 12 qualified and 9 attended, sa...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Sunset Lightning Gallery from Sam Evans

Local social media blew up with some ridiculous photos of a lightning storm over Crested Butte at sunset on Sunday night (6-28-15). There was even a rainbow in there for good measure.  Sam Evans took some beautiful photos of ...
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De-Genderfying Skiing by Francesca Pavillard-Cain

After reading the West Elk Project article on #yesallwomen I couldn’t help but contemplate the many issues brought up in the article. Mainly I was wondering why this all hadn’t bothered me so much before. After all my whole...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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