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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.
Brett Rheeder’s winning run from Crankworx at Les 2 Alpes may make you dizzy.
The second round of 5 Pinnacle racers was another great showing of the West Elk Community of bike enthusiasts. There was a great number people showing up for free great events was spectacular again. The Left Arm Tan Band was pleasing the crowd with some good country rock, while 55 downhillers and 58 cross country […]
In this video, former local Jesse Hall takes the most head on and unique approach to the Headwall at the 16th U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships. After an enormous drop to stop, Jesse doubles out and straight-lines the entire run. The quality isnt the best and the run starts at the 19th second, but it is […]
Raphael Dumont of Chamonix recently became the first man to land a wingsuit flight onto water without using a parachute. After an awesome flight, Dumont came to the water at an angle where he could spread his arms and land on the water and glide to a flawless stop. You have to see it to […]
Alberta native Carter McMillan had a banger 2016, which included winning the 4* FWQ at Kicking Horse, and the One of Those Days contest, which earned him a trip to France to shred with Candide Thovex. Carter McMillan 2K16 from Carter McMillan on Vimeo.
Watch out for this IFSA junior athlete from Vail. Max Pierce, or also affectionately known as Little Bitz, loves throwing backflips and stomping big airs. You couldn’t ask for a better attitude and all-around love of the sport from a 14 year-old. Yea, I said 14. Keep crushing it, Max!! Max Pierce season edit from […]
The Western Trail Running Team, accompanied by Jamil Coury, ran themselves to the top of West Elk Peak (elevation 13042) after we got our first taste of winter in the high country.
Sweetgrass Productions and Philips, the people that brought you Afterglow, have a new project in the works. Darklight will be a six minute short that drops in mid october, so stay tuned. Sweetgrass Productions’ – Darklight Trailer from Sweetgrass Productions on Vimeo.
image: www.visitcrestedbutte.com If you haven’t ridden Doctor’s Park (424) yet, make it a priority. The trail rides 20ish miles of which 7 is awesome single track that can also be shuttled to if you don’t want to ride all the road. Once you start going downhill, you encounter some of the best singletrack around surrounded […]
Colin Pickett and I have now covered over 2,500 miles since we left CB 17 days ago on our British Columbian adventure and we just finally made it to Whistler. Along the way we stopped to ride and party with canucks in Fernie, Invermere Golden, Revelstoke and Kamloops. It has been one hell of an […]