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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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 […]

Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium. ARTICLES

Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Kelly Sildaru and Nico Porteous are 12 and Sick Skiers

Posted  September 15, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

This edit from down in Cadrona, New Zealand just surfaced with already well-known Kelly Sildaru from Estonia and equally nasty 12 year old Nico Porteous from NZ just absolutely crushing it in the park.  These kids are TWELVE!!!  Just sit back and relax because we’re not worthy.

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Community Profile: Zach Guy

Posted  August 6, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

Photo: Trent Bona | Community, meet Zach Guy. Zach moved from Bozeman, Montana to Crested Butte in November 2011 after finishing his graduate degree in Snow Science with a thesis on spatial variability within snow packs. His snow science smarts landed him a gig as an intern guide at CS Irwin.  More recently, you may […]

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Dagan Schwartz Repping CB’s Snowboarders

Posted  September 6, 2017  by  2. Will Dujardin

Dagan Schwartz is the lone snowboarder on the CBMST freeride team but he has made a name for himself taking victories and podiums consistently over the last two years and even taking the overall win at the IFSA Junior North American Freeride Championships in Kirkwood last April. The 15 year-old’s natural ability in steep terrain […]

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Yeti Cycles Fall Riding in Crested Butte

Posted  December 15, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

This edit was recently featured on Pink Bike showing what it’s like to ride Crested Butte in the fall.  While we have definitely moved in to winter, it’s fun to reminisce on why we have some of the best mountain biking in the state and country here in CB! Take 4 minutes to watch this […]

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Hudson Knoll 2014 Edit

Posted  October 29, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Hudson Knoll is one stylie dude. The 2013 Level 1 Superunknown finalist followed that strong season with another one, and has a banger of a season edit to prove it. We look forward to seeing more from this guy in the future. Hudson Knoll 2013-14 from Maurizio von Flotow on Vimeo. Finalist edit Hudson Knoll […]

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Never-Never Land: Murray Wais

Posted  February 23, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

Murray Wais is featured in the most recent Never-Never Land series done by Gunnison-Crested Butte. The executive producer at MSP Films has called Crested Butte home for over 20 years and explains why in this short clip produced and edited by Buttery and shot by Tin House Creative. MSP Films are legends in the ski industry […]

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CBAC Investigates Schuykill Slide

Posted  March 28, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

CBAC forecaster Evan Ross investigates the recent slide on Schuykill than ran 1000 feet and resulted in a partial burial.  Stupid dust. According to the CBAC Facebook, there was another large skier triggered avalanche from the persistent layer in the Climax Chutes. Careful out there.

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Wreckallections: Mike Hornbeck Short Film

Posted  September 10, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Armada Skis athlete Mike Hornbeck spent his 2012/2013 season traveling the world, from B.C. to Japan, Korea, Sweeden, and California.  The end of the edit shows Hornbeck in his home state of Michigan, reflecting on his roots.  WRECKALLECTIONS: The Mike Hornbeck Mini Movie from ARMADA SKIS INC. on Vimeo.

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UpSki Ascent of Torreys Peak

Posted  June 16, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

UpSki is a Colorado company that makes para sails for wind mountaineering.  In this video Kevin Passmore uses the UpSki to ascend Torreys Peak on the front range.  Pretty neat.

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WATERSHED Film Screening

Posted  January 29, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Join ORE as they screen the acclaimed new film “WATERSHED: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the West”. Executive Produced and Narrated by Robert Redford and Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. As […]

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