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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.
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
UpSki is a Colorado company that makes para sails for wind mountaineering. In this video Kevin Passmore uses the UpSki to ascend Torreys Peak on the front range. Pretty neat.
The Freeride World Tour is back. Once again, the Gunnison Valley will have some representation, with Western State sophomore Grifen Moller trying his hand after qualifying 3rd last year. We’re also stoked about Aspen local and former FWT Champion George Rodney returning to the tour. Be on the lookout for Rachel Croft. The big swinging […]
WSCU Junior Zach Bare has quickly grown into one of the best snowboarders in the valley in his two years at Western. This year, the Rifle, Colorado native had an outstanding year on the competition circuit, tying for 1st place overall on the Americas Freeride World Qualifier series. Unfortunately, the Freeride World Tour only takes one male […]
Chile’s Calbuco Volcano erupted twice in a few hours, forcing over four thousand Chileans near Puerto Montt to evacuate. For more information and photos, visit http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32425370
TGR’s latest “Behind the Line” episode focuses on slough management. Enjoy a couple gnarly crashes, as well as some beautifully stomped lines, from their fall feature, Paradise Waits.
The trailer from Teton Gravity Research’s fall feature, Rogue Elements.
Chris Tatsuno and Pat Sewell went on a tour of the Mountain Collective resorts last season. For their first stop, the boys took a train to Alta where they teamed up with Chuck Mumford for some fun in the sun. While Alta has incredible terrain, this video has the feel of a gaper day edit, […]
Photo: Trent Bona | Born and raised in Vermont, Tom Runcie moved to Crested Butte from Las Vegas in 2008. Runcie attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where, working ski patrol (yes Dartmouth has it’s own ski hill), he met his wife, Laurel. Runcie is part of strong contingent of east coast skiers who moved to […]
Avalanche Awareness Videos: From CBAC Here is how the Crested Butte Avalanche Center started. Take a minute and learn your local non profit organization. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Centers 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, this […]
Wow that was fun… Here is the West Elk Project video recap of the Chainless Race. Thanks to Trent Bona, Trevor Bona, and John Ryan for getting the shots.