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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.
Denver based Level 1 Productions dropped the trailer for their fall feature, Pleasure. Looking forward to this one. Pleasure Official Trailer from Level 1 on Vimeo.
Nick Matisse, Zach Vaughter, and Alex Stevenson happened to find themselves skiing the “deepest day of their life.” It was in the Anthracites and was Febraury 7th, 2014. Watch this video, it’s freaking awesome as they choke on a lot of snow, and go get some! the glory reel from Nick Matisse on Vimeo.
Sherpas Cinema and the North Face recently dropped the teaser for Mica to Greenland. It looks freaking sweet. Join Lucas Debari, Johnny Collinson, Hilaree Oneil, and Ralph Backstrom as they explore new terrain and peaks in Greenland.
Todd Ligare, Riley Leboe, and Sammy Carlson had themselves a good old fashioned storm skiing party last season in the Monashees.
All over North America, kids have to choose between skiing and hockey as their winter sport. The boys from Burrrlapz show that you don’t have to. H̶o̶t̶D̶o̶g̶D̶a̶y̶ Hockey Dog Day from Burrrlapz on Vimeo.
Plans are in the works for the construction of an action sports facility in Crested Butte South. We caught up with Doug Hudson, the man spearheading the project to hear more. West Elk Project: What’s the plan for the facility? What features will you include? Doug Hudson: The Crested Butte Air Port will be a […]
Gunnison Crested Butte’s Never-Never Land continues with local ski stud Tom Runcie, who explains his love of the valley.
WSCU Mountain Sports graduate Dustin Eldridge spent his 2017 season as the Silverton Mountain Intern. Clearly, he took advantage of his days off.
I had the privilege of being a chaperone for the morning section of eight year old Aksel Lindenmeyr’s successful attempt at 7 Hours of Banana. The event was a ton of fun, especially because they had not opened the front side since the storm. In addition to Banana, we ventured further over to get freshies […]
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 […]