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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.
He may have very little idea of what is going on, but one year old Rohan McClaran is a ripping toddler. This little man from Idaho rides boxes and jumps, with unconventional brake assistance from his dad. Way to go Rohan! We look forward to hearing more from you in about ten years.
Want to know what it’s like to win the Freeride World Tour? Ski like this. Big congratulations to Colorado’s own George Rodney for taking the overall title on the Freeride World Tour. You sir, are a beast. Run’n Wit Da PAck from Noah Franklin on Vimeo.
The Chainless World Championships (a title recently earned for it’s awesomeness) went down in Crested Butte, Colorado this past friday. The race has become a favorite tradition of locals and visitors alike. Competitors disable their chains and coast from a spot near Lake Irwin seven miles to town. While some take it seriously, most riders […]
Hanuman Enright, who recently created Bless Up Productions, went out for a ride in the recent snow. It isnt much, but its snowboarding in October, which is a welcome sight.
A Frenchman attached a point of view camera to an eagle in Chamonix and sent it off to fly. The results are pretty cool. Makes you consider wingsuiting.
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 30 of 30. For the last clip in our 30 for 30 series, we have footage […]
February was a snowy month, even by Pacific Northwest standards. Big snow equals big avalanches. Ahhh the power of nature.
Western State Colorado University Professor Duane Vandenbusche gave this lecture on ski history in Crested Butte last December. It’s a pretty awesome look at life back in the early 1900s.
It feels weird driving away from Crested Butte in the midst of a three foot storm. But the Wasatch was set to receive 40 inches on top of a strong base. So I left the Butte, and after meeting TJ David in Grand Junction, drove through the night and arrived at Alta Ski Area at […]
Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dyk on Vimeo.