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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.
Skier Dave Sugnet joined a crew from Polaris for a shoot for their RZR after the resort closed in April. He and Scott Sowers made a little side edit with a GoPro4. Nice work boys. We’re stoked to see the commercial. The Day after CBMR closed we went up to shoot for a Polaris RZR […]
The Freeride World Tour is set to kick off January 18th 9:00am CET, 1:00 MST. We can’t wait to watch Western State Colorado University Moutain Sports member Francesca Pavillard Cain go toe to toe with the world’s best. GO FRANNY!
Oz Scott is totally raising the bar for lines attainable on snow blades. I mean what can you say? When the snow isn’t that rad you just have to get radder. Thank you, Oz. Blader’s Paradise from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
This Thursday, October 26th, the WSCU Freeride Team is holding a premiere of Rogue Elements, the fall feature from Teton Gravity Research. Tickets are $10, $5 for students. The movie begins at 7:00. Doors open at 6:00.
We try to stay away from the political realm on this site but it creeps in every once in a while such as during the government shutdown or ladies in action sports. Well, this past weekend, apparently Bernie Sanders campaigned at the Lake Irwin jib site before local elections, leaving skiers and riders speechless and […]
As usual, the Crested Butte backcountry outperformed the resort. Peter Smith and Matt Clark got out to enjoy new snow and better coverage. Edit by Matt Clark. A post shared by Peter Smith (@scrippssmith) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:23pm PST
You’ve probably seen this local shredder, Turner Petersen, schralping around CBMR. The 15 year-old had a few decent results on the IFSA junior series around Colorado. It will be sweet watching this kid develop. Keep it up, Turner! Turner Petersen Season Edit 2014/2015 from Turner Petersen on Vimeo.
Aspen Snowmass is dropping some webisodes that our good friend Harrison Buck produced that are worth checking out. Join Amanda Boxter, a writer and disability advocate, as she leaves her wheelchair behind and really enjoys the mountain. Rejuvenate: Mind Body Spirit | Episode 1 Wander Your Realm from Aspen Snowmass on Vimeo.
Yeah. It’s what it sounds like. Nice work guys.
On March seventh, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of El Bon Combat in a little known climbing area outside of Barcelona, Spain. This new route is rated 5.15b/c, once again proving that Sharma is still at the top of his game.