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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.
Patagonia has been sponsoring the CBMR Ski Patrol for 10 years. To showcase their Extended Play program (to repair and reuse old gear), they put together this edit featuring WSCU grad and Ski Patrol member Ellie Atkins. Stoked to see our Ski Patrol get some love!
photo: Gunnison-Crested Butte The Gunnison River Festival is back to kick off summer here in the Gunnison Valley. The five day event is a celebration, as well as education, of the Gunnison River Basin and all that it has to offer. As we know, this spring’s healthy snowfall has dramatically restored water totals to somewhat […]
Early this week, soon-to-be officially named Western State Colorado University made Gunnison valley super-athlete Dave Wiens the new director of the Western Mountain Sports Team, a separate club director for Skiing and Mountain Biking teams at Western. Photo: Western Press Release Western is nationally known for it’s prime location to pursue one’s athletic passions or professional […]
WSCU Coach Dave Sugnet crushed Christmas break at the parks of Breckenridge and Keystone. Enjoy the edit.
Check out Zach Guy’s video analysis of the wind slab avalanche on Red Lady on Christmas Eve for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. It’s a SE slope above treeline. Read the current avy report here.
Hartman Rocks Opens North of the Powerlines at 2pm Today From Gunnison Trails: Yes! Hartman’s is Open! Please Respect the Season Closures Until May 15th for all Roads and Trails South of the Powerlines Road for Sage-grouse Protection Enchanted Forest is still holding snow and mud and is closed for now. All roads […]
We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed. You can read the official press release below. Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for it to start dumping or else we might be facing another year with out a comp. Supposedly the […]
Colorado native Stuart Edgerly had a hell of season. Check out his season edit, chock full of backflips and double backs, including one absolutely rowdy double at the CFS at Aspen.
MSP took a different route for their crash segment, and it worked very well. Drop Everything will be playing at Western on November 30th, courtesy of the Mountain Sports Team, for those who havent seen it yet.
Neil Beltchenko has had a busy and productive season doing long distance races on his mountain bike. The Griggs GO rider can now add a second place in the Vapor Trail 125 to the list. photo: Kevin Krill At 10:00 pm on Saturday night, sixty-five riders left Salida for a not so casual 125 mile […]