West Elk Project


 
 

 
ARTICLES
podiums 8

CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

The competitive junior freeride season wrapped up in Kicking Horse, British Columbia last week at the IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships. Ten percent of the overall field is invited to crown the finals’ winners...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
Jon Clay Patterson sending his bottom air on Silver Fox. Photo: Kim Bromley / IFSA

CBMST Wraps up Freeride Season at IFSA NORAM Champs at Snowbird

After a busy competition season, the IFSA Junior North American Freeride Championships went down at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah last week with U12, 12-14, and 15-18 year old divisions represented in skiing and snowbo...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
27973817_10103474056609798_6413695161132392314_n

Aaron Blunck Qualifies 1st, Finals Wednesday

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...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
RandyFelix

Avalanche Accident on Schuylkill

As we finally see our first real storm cycles of the year, the backcountry is proving to be very active here in Crested Butte, and throughout the state. Two skiers were caught and injured in an avalanche on Mt. Schuylkill̵...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
750_1764

Mark Mikos Set to Represent CB on the Freeride World Tour

For the third consecutive year, Crested Butte will have a representative on freeskiing’s biggest stage, the Freeride World Tour. Mark Mikos, a Western State Colorado University graduate and CB resident, took 1st place overall...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
cbac_rubyavalanche_2

CB Local Caught in Mt. Ruby Avalanche – CBAC Photos

Preliminary reports are not good regarding an avalanche that took place around 2:00 PM today, January 21st, 2016.  A snowmobiler was caught in a large slide in the Lake Irwin area under Mt. Ruby.  A local man, known as B-Rad,...
by 2. Will Dujardin
1
Full Story »

 
 
ARTICLES
Next stop was a place called Sospel. Located about 45 minutes from nice by car and about 2 hours in the camper. Sospel is Fabian Barel's stomping ground but surprisingly there was very little info or riders to be seen. The map that you can find at the tourism office ended up being very helpful and the trails were some of the best that we got to experience. Steep and exposed would be the best terms to describe the trails in the area. The trail pictured was one of the longer tours and the descent started from a world war two camp that was littered with bullet holes and was really cool to see.

Off-Season DH Mountain Biking in France With Colin Pickett

The lifts might be spinning but we know some people are still thinking about mashing some dirt.  Colin Pickett and Johnny Warren took a trip to France last spring to check out the stomping grounds of the French DH World Cup ch...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 
 
PHOTOS
Skier: Will Dujardin, Photo: Trent Bona

Crested Butte BC Conditions Report

Crested Butte received its first real snow of the year, and the locals have been getting after it.  As usual, an early layer has made the snowpack touchy, as evidenced by the slide on Mt. Baldy.  Here is a quick peak at the g...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
0
Full Story »

 

 
ARTICLES
sfs_bembenek_thorsen

Crested Butte Freeride Athletes Stack Up Podiums on Sunday

Yesterday was a great day for Crested Butte freeride athletes across the globe.  Athletes from CB were competing the Subaru Freeride Series in Snowbird, Utah, the IFSA Regional junior event at Aspen, Colorado, and the Freeride...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »

 
 
MEDIA
Woody in the photo of the season so far! Photo: Dave Kozlowski

Mid-December Photo Gallery from the Anthracites

Every once in a while it snows a couple inches on the resort and almost two feet out Kebler pass in the Irwin area. Or maybe that happens a lot. Either way, some local CBMST coaches knew to get out there and enjoy it. Here we h...
by 2. Will Dujardin
0
Full Story »