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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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LymeLight: The Story of Freeskier Angeli VanLaanen Living With Lyme Disease

Posted  May 7, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Need some inspiration?  Check out the story of Angeli VanLaanen.  Angeli grew up in the Pacific Northwest skiing and enjoying life to the fullest.  Soon enough, she was competing in halfpipe with the best skiers in the world.  However, in 2009, Angeli was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. It turns out she had been living with […]

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Let’s Go Places Gunnison County!

Posted  September 6, 2013  by  3. Trent Bona

Here is installment number 1 of the new “Let’s Go Places” Campaign for Turner Automotive Group and Heights Performance. To learn more about Turner and their great line up of Toyota trucks visit them on Facebook!

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Crested Butte Junior Athletes Stack Podiums at Snowbird

Posted  January 18, 2017  by  2. Will Dujardin

A crew of junior freeride athletes had their first IFSA big mountain competition of this snowy season at Snowbird, Utah this past weekend and they put in some serious work. Local shredder Brooks Hudson made the trip as well as 5 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team athletes including Avery Bernholtz, Ella Haverkampf, Carson Hildebrandt, Holden […]

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Real Women. Real Talent.

Posted  May 2, 2013  by  6. Ski Bumette

8 athletes. 4 sports. 1 winner. (Did I mention they are all Women?) The X-Games REAL Series started in 2010 with Real Street as a way to bring the worlds of professional skateboarding contests and video together. Expanding each year, there are now a total of 6 disciplines in the series. One, added this year and going […]

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Teton Brown 2016 Edit

Posted  June 1, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

Teton Brown has been coming up strong in the recent years with standout freeride competition performances and great edits. This year’s edit rules with creative drone footy and massive backflips.  Thanks for crushing it, Teton!! Tristan “Teton” Brown Season Edit 2k16 from Tristan Teton Brown on Vimeo.

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38th Annual Al Johnson Uphill Downhill Race

Posted  March 29, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep ending to the bottom of the boarder cross course with the finish line at […]

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Ed Dujardin 2016

Posted  April 2, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

A broken femur at the Crystal FWQ ended my season early, so here is a collection of POV shots from the winter.  Enjoy. Ed Dujardin 2016 Season from West Elk Project on Vimeo.

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Mt. Owen Avalanche POV

Posted  March 14, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Our friend Chris Miller had a pretty scary moment about a month ago.  Dropping in off the top Mt. Owen, Chris triggered an avalanche.  We’ll just go ahead and say that Chris was super-lucky and we are super-happy he lived to tell the story.  Please remember to play it safe out there!  You might think […]

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Time Lapse of Whetstone Fire

Posted  June 19, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Late yesterday afternoon, lighting struck Whetstone and started a small fire. The Crested Butte Fire Department got there extremely fast and put it out before it could become anything serious.  A huge thanks goes out to them, and firefighters all across our state for the work they have done, and the work they will continue […]

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Profile: Pro Kayaker Jakub Nemec

Posted  June 3, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Photo: Meg Smith Design World, meet Jakub Nemec. Originally hailing from Pilsen, Czech Republic, the twenty four year old Crested Butte resident is one of the best kayakers in the world. Jakub kayaks for Sweet Protection, Pyrahna Kayaks, Werner Paddles, and Astral Buoyancy Company. Jakub recently got 6th in the Teva Games and is on […]

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