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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.
Locals Kate Orr, Geoff Oros, Chris Segal and Jon Larason were out on Blue Mesa last July shredding inland surf. Just shows there is so much to do in the West Elk’s. Enjoy their quick edit.
Gear of the Week Review! Having a small pressurized air canister with large balloons on your back has been added to the new recipe for better luck, while traveling avalanche prone terrain. The BCA Float 36 is a new addition to the backcountry checklist, through a rigorous gear checklist. This week presented a good start […]
WSCU Student and Freeride World Tour athlete Grifen Moller went down to New Zealand for some summer shred. It seems he hit it right. New Zealand 2018 from Grifen Moller on Vimeo.
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Airs Live on ESPN 2 July 15th, 5:00 MST Nyjah Huston dominated the first two stops of Street League. When healthy, the 17 year old (yeah, 17) is proving to be the best around. However, Huston has a knee injury, which was clear during X-Games, where his winning streak ended. It will be interesting to […]
Caleb Mullen shredded a rain frozen Headwall to take second place at last year’s Freeride World Qualifier. The CB native knows how to hold an edge.
Axel Peterson went up to the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho with Dylan Crossman and Karl Fostvedt. They stayed at the Fishhook Hut and skied the Sickle Couloir, one of the 50 Classic Ski Descents in North America. This couloir is about as wide as the skis at the top and opens up to beautiful pow […]
Flylow and Scott put together this “How to Live in a Mountain Town.” It’s pretty funny.
As winter inches closer and closer, we’ll be posting edits to get you in mood. This one was filmed one day in March 2011 and features Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Ed Dujardin, Will Dujardin, and Jared Locke. Filmed by Devon Balet. Bluebird pow on the Headwall and the North Face at Crested Butte. Just one […]
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.