West Elk Project


 
 

 
ARTICLES
donnyroth

Balancing Goals and Survival in the Backcountry with Donny Roth

Donny Roth is an experienced mountain athlete and ski guide. We are lucky enough to have him and many other professionals here in our valley.  He gave a similar version of this talk to the CB community back in December at the ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
1
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
fenlon2010

2013 Crested Butte Telemark Extremes in the Works

Last year’s dismal snow forced all big mountain competitions to be cancelled at Crested Butte.  A full slate of Junior and Adult big mountain events are scheduled to be hosted at Crested Butte again this year, forcing Cr...
by 2. Will Dujardin
2
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
trailwork

CBMBA Overnight Trailwork Weekend Starts Tomorrow!

Have you heard? The Overnight Weekend is this weekend, August 24th and 25th!!!  Photos and Words: CBMBA CBMBA is a building a beautiful new trail that will connect trails 409 and 409.5. The Point Lookout Trail will be an amaz...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
Heli-drop at sunrise. Not bad eh? Photo: Will Wissman

Lexi DuPont recaps her trip to Haines, Alaska

Clear weather and an awesome crew make for perfect trip. If you haven’t heard of Lexi DuPont, it’s about time.  Lexi, a former Crested Butte resident now living in the front range to attend CU Boulder, has been making enor...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
IMG_0027

Ain’t Life Grand: The Everyman’s Epic

By Dax Myers and Peter Horgan It began with westward movement (but doesn’t it always?) We had returned from Zion full of stoke and our eyes peeled for our next objective. After some 3.2 PBR induced deliberations in our choice...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
Getting Inverted on

BIG AIR ON ELK 2012

Big Air on Elk was another great year! The jump was questionable at the start with athletes speed checking the practice runs, but eventually there were plenty of tricks being thrown down. Check out the video by Crested Butte/Gu...
by 4. Seth Tucker
1
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
irwin2

2013 Irwin Outdoor Leadership Program

Words by Billy Rankin: 2013 Irwin Outdoor Leadership Program The Goal of the outdoor leadership program is to challenge, inspire, and empower teenagers while engaging in fun backcountry adventures.  Participants will not only ...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
ozandwillsbadidea

WestElkBaseCamp Flux Veho Edit – #ozandwillsbadidea

Oz Scott and Will Dujardin have been in Chile for about a month and entered the Flux Veho Mountain Film Festival with their recently-found travel companion from Québec, Patrick Desjardins.  The filming and editing window happ...
by 2. Will Dujardin
3
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
irwinowenpartyski

Bootpackers Needed at Irwin

Want get in shape and ski some pow?! Irwin Guides is looking for bootpackers for their cat ski operation. If you get enough days in you can get a day in on the cat for yourself! Check the info the sent us below and contact them...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
TMB_4016

Summer Riding Season in CB is in Full Gear!

Mountain bike season is in full effect here in CB! Trent Bona has been getting after it with his bike and camera. Check out some of his recent shots from around the valley and see even more on his blog page trentbonaphoto.tum...
by 3. Trent Bona
0
Full Story »