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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.
Sam Lee, Neil Williman, Ryan van den Meerendonk, and Ian Borgeson were in town for the Subaru Freeride Series. While that type of skiing is cool, these boys really excel at snowblading. We asked Sam how he can get so radical? He replied, “thats how it is when blading is your life.” Enjoy.
Long time CB local and all around ripper Gareth Van Dyk spent most of April hiking the resort for fresh turns after the lifts stopped spinning. Needless to say, with several feet of fresh snow to work with, Gareth was out there getting some! Check it out, here, in his self produced video edit entitled “The Second […]
In this year’s Teton Gravity Research movie Almost Ablaze, Olympic gold medalist Joss Christensen, Karl Fosvedt, and Chris Laker went to Sarajevo to see, and ski, the war torn city that was home to the 1984 Winter Olympics. It is one of the more powerful ski segments ever. Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces the release its […]
Western State skier Barclay Weyhrauch had himself a great 2017 season, shredding parks from CB to AK. Barclay Weyhrauch 2016-17 from Barclay Weyhrauch on Vimeo.
Poor Boyz is coming out with their 20th film this year, so make sure you check out “Twenty” this fall. If this trailer is any indication, this film will be awesome!
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 9 of 30. Check out CBMST members Matt Evans, Nolan Blunck, Aaron Blunck, Oz Scott, James […]
The Freeride World Tour is back. Once again, the Gunnison Valley will have some representation, with Western State sophomore Grifen Moller trying his hand after qualifying 3rd last year. We’re also stoked about Aspen local and former FWT Champion George Rodney returning to the tour. Be on the lookout for Rachel Croft. The big swinging […]
A crew of Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports athletes went up to British Columbia to start the Freeride World Qualifier competition circuit. They went to Whitewater, before heading to the competition at Revelstoke. Junior Zach Bare took second on the snowboard side, while freshman Grifen Moller took second on the ski side of things. […]
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 16 of 30. Brandon Clabaugh is local kid known for his backcountry antics, aggressive big mountain […]
Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche This is an amazing avalanche video from British Columbia with the 18th Overture as the soundtrack. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, this Friday December 14th. […]