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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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Chile Pow Storm

Posted  August 12, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The West Elk Project boys got their first big snow storm last week at Nevados de Chillan.  Between two to three feet of snow fell and set up pretty fast to create some smooth and stable conditions.  Nevados de Chillan and it’s lift accessed backcountry has some pretty amazing terrain.  Despite very little snow in […]

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Mid-December Photo Gallery from the Anthracites

Posted  December 17, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Every once in a while it snows a couple inches on the resort and almost two feet out Kebler pass in the Irwin area. Or maybe that happens a lot. Either way, some local CBMST coaches knew to get out there and enjoy it. Here we have local incognito legend Woody Lindenmeyr in front of […]

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East Vail Avalanche Rescue

Posted  December 23, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

A skier in what looks like a party of three triggered a slide and was partially buried in the East Vail Chutes.  The episode was recorded on a pov camera.  A lot of bad decisions are made in this video.  However, the way he stomps a pillow line to get to his buried friend is […]

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Fabio Studer’s Contest Season Edit

Posted  June 25, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Fabio Studer competed at the highest level of freeskiing across several formats this season.  The 27 year-old Austrian podiumed in 2nd on the Freeride World Tour at Courmayeur, took 3rd at Nine Knights, 4th at Red Bull Linecatcher, and helped Team Europe win the Swatch Skiers Cup.  Check out his edit from those events and […]

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Rhianna Borderick in Revelstoke

Posted  January 24, 2018  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

A crew of Western State Mountain Sports athletes made their way to Revelstoke for the first event of the FWQ season and found conditions to be way better than anything we’ve seen at home. Check out this video from junior Rhianna Borderick.

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Bona Productions: A Summer in CB, CO

Posted  September 22, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Trevor Bona has been putting out great aerial footage all summer. Check out his high paced summer edit full of beautiful footage. A Summer in CB, CO from Bona Productions on Vimeo.

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Neil’s Tour Divide Prep Video

Posted  June 28, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Chumba Cycles put together this little interview with Crested Butte’s own Neil Beltchenko as he embarked on the Tour Divide Race.  For those that don’t know, Neil took third place.  There is a little happy hour welcoming party at the Brick Oven on Tuesday. Neil’s Tour Divide: Motivation. Plan. Goals. from Chumba USA on Vimeo.

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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

Posted  April 23, 2019  by  2. Will Dujardin

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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Silver Queen and East River To Open Saturday

Posted  December 3, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Saturday is going to be a fun day on the hill at Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  Both the Silver Queen and East River Lift will be open.  Be smart out there.  Rocks, trees, and snow snakes lurk.  Thanks to CBMR, the packers, and especially mountain operations for the good start this season.  Here is the press […]

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Countdown to Opening Day: Tom Runcie in the Backcountry

Posted  November 13, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

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 23 of 30. Tom Runcie gets the goods in the Crested Butte backcountry during the 2010-2011 […]

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