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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.
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 7 of 30. We decided to change the pace with a slednecking video. These guys send […]
Well, now we know who put those sweet tracks in Fredo’s! This is a great, little edit from Drew Petersen shredding after our surprise 8″ last week. Nice work, dude! Back at the Butte from Drew Petersen on Vimeo.
Austria has been kind to Francesca Pavillard Cain on the Freeride World Tour. After taking 2nd last year at Kappl, the Crested Butte native took 4th this year at Fieberbrunn. This is her run. FWT15 – Run of Pavillard-Cain Francesca – USA… by FreerideWorldTourTV
Sour Steezle’s Mikey Curran put together a little edit from some backcountry skiing over Thanksgiving weekend.
It’s the ultimate Chinese Downhill, from the top of Fernie Alpine Resort in British Colombia. $20,000 prize, winner takes all. You have to have serious balls to compete in Enemy Lines. Congrats to Stan Rey for taking top honors in a stacked field of badasses.
Crested Butte’s own Mary Boddington had her first Freeride World Tour run today in Chamonix, taking 5th for the women. Nothing special, but a solid debut. Here’s a replay of her run. FWT15 – Run of Mary Celia Boddington – USA in… by FreerideWorldTourTV
At the end of May, Patrick Westfeldt got after it on North Maroon. That was quite a spring in the Elk Mountains, eh? North Bell Ski from patrick westfeldt on Vimeo.
Photo: Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center The avalanche fatalities from Montana have hit closer to home than originally thought. According to various reports, 27 year old Carbondale native and renowned climber Hayden Kennedy took his own life after unsuccessfully attempting to rescue his ski partner and girlfriend, Bozeman native Inge Perkins. The two were caught […]
The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team is on the podium hunt at freeride events amidst a busy few weeks coming off of two consecutive double-event weekends in Taos, New Mexico and Winter Park, Colorado with an event here at home in Crested Butte this coming up this weekend! Above photo: Brooks Hudson and Gus Bullock on […]
Wow that was fun… Here is the West Elk Project video recap of the Chainless Race. Thanks to Trent Bona, Trevor Bona, and John Ryan for getting the shots.