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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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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 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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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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Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb [trailer]

Posted  October 15, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Need some inspiration?  Check out the trailer for a short film on adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra, who crushes the mountains of the east on one leg.   Trailer: Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb from T-Bar Films on Vimeo. This trailer is for a forthcoming short film on adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra. Vasu Sojitra lost […]

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There’s Something About Ice – de Le Rue and Anthamatten

Posted  December 11, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

You are probably going to watch anything that has Xavier de La Rue in it. This light-hearted edit is no exception. There are some funny outtakes to start and then some seriously radical lines, ice straight lines, and steep pow.  Join the brothers de La Rue and Sam Anthamatten on this well-filmed 5-minute edit. There’s something […]

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Irwin Jibbing

Posted  October 25, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Some fun from the jib setup at Lake Irwin, featuring Marty, Spencer, Portia and Parker. Irwin 10-9-17 from Parker Clarkson on Vimeo.

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Team of Women Sails to Ski First Descents and Raise Awareness about Climate Change

Posted  February 19, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Our friend and CB native Pip Hunt is joining a set of women (including her mother Martha) on a sailing trip out of Islafjordur, Iceland, for unique trip to study climate change and ski first descents in both Iceland and Greenland.  The team embarks March 26th, and will travel until April 19th.  This is their […]

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Happy Birthday Jim Norm Jack

Posted  October 20, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

As you may know, Jim Jack passed away in an avalanche February 19, 2012 at Stevens Pass Washington. Jim was an friend to all in the freeskiing community. From ripping lines in Matchstick movies, to guiding young skiers like myself on the Freeskiing World Tour, Jim was an inspiration. Thanks Jim Norm Jack. We miss […]

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Will Dujardin Meadow Lodge POV

Posted  October 28, 2018  by  2. Will Dujardin

The freeride coach / town councilman / painter / waiter / ski bum, Will Dujardin, is prone to a semi-interesting edit every once in a while.  In January of 2018 he went up to Golden, British Columbia with some Crested Butte folk for a hut trip at Golden Alpine Holidays’ Meadow Lodge.  Needless to say […]

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CBMST Represents in the Top 10 at Grand Targhee

Posted  March 28, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

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 […]

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Jeremy Jones On 60 Minutes Sports

Posted  September 25, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

“Higher” is coming out this fall and Jeremy Jones was recently featured on 60 Minutes to promote it. This interview on 60 minutes looks at some of the places Jeremy has been and the direction he is going on the mountains he climbs.  It also shows a little bit of the dynamic between Jeremy and […]

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Gunni BOyZ Shred the CBMR Terrain Park

Posted  February 18, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Andrew Arnold, Grady Shoop, and friends are at it again in the CBMR terrain park over on Cascade.  The park is hitting awesome right now so turn that frown upside down and get out there already! Don’t forget to high five the park crew when your out there for keeping the features in tip top […]

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Chris Davenport: 20 Years of Dedication

Posted  December 29, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Smith Optics is celebrating twenty years of working with their iron horse, Elk Mountain hero Chris Davenport.  Take a look back at some incredible footage from the past twenty.  With the way Chris keeps hustling, we won’t be surprised when he’s still crushing in twenty more years. Great Days 18: Chris Davenport: 20 Years of Dedication from […]

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