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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 […]

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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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Eliel Hindert’s Season Edit: Wander On

Posted  December 9, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Sweetgrass Productions pillow stud Eliel Hindert just put together his season edit from last year.  It has a slow two minute intro consisting of footage from Valhalla’s forest segment, but then picks up with a TON of sick shots.  Enjoy. Occasionally we find ourselves cut adrift from the normal and known. Drifting from one moment […]

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POW & Plus M Productions: Momenta

Posted  October 14, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Description by Plus Productions: Momenta is a film and movement founded to educate, raise awareness, and activate communities to stop all proposed coal exports in the Pacific Northwest. We are dedicated to rethinking fossil fuels, their impact on climate and environment, and accelerating the clean energy revolution. It is a movement driven by a band […]

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Paragliding Gothic

Posted  April 28, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Derek Johnson is the owner of Sickbird Airsports, a speedflying instruction, guiding, and equipment company in Crested Butte.  In this video, Derek gets to enjoy Gothic Mountain in a way that most will never experience.

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George Rodney Season Edit

Posted  August 20, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

If you havent heard of George Rodney, you’ve been missing out on one of the most promising budding careers in freeskiing. Coming off a missed season from an ACL tear, George came back with a vengeance, taking third overall for the Americas division in FWT Qualifiers, including a Sick Bird Award at Crested Butte.  Here’s his […]

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Gravity Groms //Freedom//

Posted  July 8, 2014  by  Andrew Arnold

The Gravity Groms always put on a show at the Fourth Of July parade, and this year was no exception! Watch as the Groms catch some air and launch rockets into orbit in front of a HUGE Crested Butte crowd! What a great weekend of festivities! Gravity Groms //Freedom// from ANdrew Arnold on Vimeo.

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CBAC Investigates Skier Triggered Slide off Peeler

Posted  February 10, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Take a look at this video taken yesterday up on Peeler Peak in the Oh-Be-Joyful Basin. A shallow 8″-1′ deep persistent slab broke off on some surface hoar on a N-NE slope near treeline. It puts the January snowpack in perspective.  Thanks, CBAC!

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This year's Pond Skim got 10's across the board!
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2012 CBMR Slush Huck Pond Skim

Posted  April 9, 2012  by  3. Trent Bona

The weather this Saturday was absolutely perfect for CBMR’s annual Slush Huck Pond Skim festivities. But just because the sun was out didn’t mean the water wasn’t still freezing cold! When the wakes and waves had settled the defending world champ Gabe Martin had been knocked from his throne by CBMR Ski School’s own Gregory […]

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Francesca Pavillard Cain Takes 3rd in Andorra

Posted  February 13, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

For the first time this season, Francesca Pavillard Cain earned herself a spot on the podium!  Francesca followed up a strong 4th place finish at Fieberbrunn with a 3rd in Andorra.  This result goes an enormous way towards securing Francesca an invite to the Alaska stop (which is invite only).  Way to go Fran!

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Pre-Thanksgiving Backcountry Storm Gallery

Posted  November 25, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

The resort opens this week, but the November snow has had locals getting after it all month.  We visited the Anthracites and went back to Purple Ridge for another installment in our impromptu early-season gallery series.  Bryan Mazaika, Peter Smith, Alex Norton, Rob Dickinson, Tom Runcie, and Will Dujardin found some deep, creamy, and even […]

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Dubsatch: Hakuba

Posted  November 12, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Dubsatch boys have produced another awesome short.  This time, the boys go to Japan.  The alpine terrain in the second half is ridiculous.   Follow Dubsatch as they ski the deep powder and big lines of the Japanese Alps. Location: Hakuba, Nagano, Japan Filmed by: Nate Cahoon Edited by: Nate Cahoon, Sam Cohen Photography: […]

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