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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.
This video has gone viral and I don’t know what’s scarier: the look on his face, his amazing pole plants, or the aggressive Fat Boy Slim soundtrack. So, all you telemarkers out there, you going to buy this?! With the Telemaniac (Patent Pending) you can drop your knee 365 days a year!! Stop laughing, this […]
The final stop of the Freeride World Qualifier series wrapped up this weekend at Wrangle the Chute up on Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Colombia. Western State Colorado University freshman Max Durtschi secured the overall Americas title with a third place finish. In a season marred by low snow totals and event cancellations, Wrangle […]
Crested Butte native Pip Hunt, Mckenna Peterson, and Amie Engerbretson recently returned from a trip to Murren, Switzerland, where they were filming for K2 Skis and Pretty Faces, an all female ski film spearheaded by Lynsey Dyer. Obviously they had a great time. Words and photos by Pip Hunt: “This is backcountry, not freeride. Don’t show […]
Some of our favorite webisodes are back in action with Bridger Brigade and Bomb Snow dropping their first Bomb Snow TV episode of the season: “Checkin’ Out”. You’re going to want to watch this powder-filled adventure to the Boulder Hut, a backcountry spot deep in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia. Join the rad skiers Karl […]
After reading the West Elk Project article on #yesallwomen I couldn’t help but contemplate the many issues brought up in the article. Mainly I was wondering why this all hadn’t bothered me so much before. After all my whole life I have been just a girl in a “ski boy’s world.” I guess I avoid […]
Merry Christmas to all! With 7-day totals around 3 feet, the Crested Butte backcountry has been nothing short of ridiculously good over the holidays. Check out this gallery from the Anthracites featuring Matt Evans, Brett Conover, and the skiing and photography of Will Dujardin, Tom Runcie, and Rob Dickinson. Powder is the best present anyone […]
For the third consecutive year, Crested Butte will have a representative on freeskiing’s biggest stage, the Freeride World Tour. Mark Mikos, a Western State Colorado University graduate and CB resident, took 1st place overall in the Freeride World Qualifier series, placing 3rd at Crested Butte, 2nd at Taos, and 1st at Crystal Mountain. Soft-spoken and […]
Ryan Halverson is a Ski Logik athlete living in Jackson, WY. He has put out great edits over and over featuring Jackson Hole and the resort-accessed backcountry there. This year is no different, Ryan has put out another banger. Ryan adds tricks to his lines regularly, check out the huge backflip at the end! Halvey Gopro […]
Brandon Clabaugh and the boys got after it again this weekend. These guys found some snow up around Paradise Divide and had some fun. There was some decent snow out there and a hilarious slash fail at the 1:17 mark. Winter is getting closer and closer! SELEKTAH-Rocktober-FILTH from SELEKTAH VISUALS on Vimeo.
Oz Scott with a little edit from the past season at Crested Butte. MIA OZ from West Elk Project on Vimeo.