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.
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 and overall champions. After a hard-fought season earning points to get invited, the CBMST sent 11 athletes up to champs, […]
If you haven’t yet seen the videos of West Elk Project co-founder Ed Dujardin teeing up some awesome lines this season on the @shredwardstomps Instagram, you should check out his mid-season POV edit. It features a hot soundtrack from A Shadow of Jaguar and a bunch of lines from the Crested Butte backcountry, CBMR, and […]
Crested Butte Mountain Resort played host to an IFSA junior regional freeride competition on Saturday under a mix of cloudy skies and flat light. The classic Colorado chalky hard pack snow that we all know and love so well here in the Elk Mountains was ripping and skiers ranging from 12-18 showcased their skills on […]
Mikey Curran has been putting together some awesome local content, not to mention his job for MSP Films, for more than the last few years. He got after it with local all-around great guy, Ryan Sullivan, to make this cool, woodsy-feel edit of mountain biking in CB. Check it out! FALL FLOW from Mikey Curran on Vimeo.
Crested Butte’s Rob Vandervoort joined a crowd of Buttians headed to Telluride for the Freeride World Qualifier stop. Here is his edit and writeup. Congrats to Rob for taking fourth, as well as Mary Boddington for topping the podium again. From March 20 through March 23 Telluride, Colorado hosted the Subaru Freeride Series, an […]
The finals of the Freeride World Tour went off at Verbier this weekend. The best of the best displayed their stuff on the famed Bec des Rosses, with Reine Barkered, Pia Nic Gunderson, Ralph Backstrom, and Elodie Mouthon taking top spots in their respective divisions. Colorado 2o year old Ian Borgenson 360’d one of the […]
Last week the CBMST took half the team to Grand Targhee, Wyoming for their last IFSA National before the North American Championships at Snowbird in April. Five freeride athletes and 3 U12s took on the awesome terrain off the Sacajawea lift amidst strong national competition from Little Cottonwood Canyon and Lake Tahoe. The Wydaho area […]
The 4th Annual Pain McSchlonkey goes down this weekend in Squaw Valley. If you can’t make the big show, make sure to come to Crested Butte’s Snowblade Extremes. It’s a damn good time. Top of the queen at noon. 4th Annual Pain McSchlonkey Classic | SHORTER Official Trailer from Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows on […]
Well, you can officially put the 2014 West Elk Project Vision Quest in the books. We held a fan vote over on our Facebook page and the athletes voted together for the “Stand Out Athlete” award. Congratulations goes to Team BOB for rocking the fan vote and taking home a $1000. Another congratulations goes out […]
The Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports Team made the trip to Lake Placid, New York, for the 2014 USCSA Nationals. Overall, it was a successful (and frigid) trip. In the team freestyle division, the male skiers took 2nd overall (beating CU!), while the male snowboarders and female skiers took 3rd overall. Samantha “Bob” Maddox […]
Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports coach Dave Sugnet has had a great winter, both on tour and at the resort. Check out this edit made from days at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Crested Butte Unadulterated from david sugnet on Vimeo.
This fall, a couple of BASE jumpers executed a successful jump of the 1,776 foot spire atop the Freedom Tower World Trade Center Monument. They were arraigned yesterday. Skip to 2:30 seconds to go directly to the jumps.
Despite really tough snow conditions, competitors at the Subaru Freeride Series in Telluride threw down. CB represented well. Mary Boddington followed up her CB win with another first place finish. Rob Vandervoort took fourth for the male snowboarders. Mark Mikos took eighth for the male skiers. You can find WSCU Mountain Sports recap below, written […]
Ski Patrol dogs dogs are the best and brightest among man’s best friend. Enjoy this adorable video of Snowmass dogs hard at work.