Screen Shot 2019-09-27 at 4.31.53 PM ARTICLES

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.

podiums 8 ARTICLES

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, […]

ed_dujardin_minigolf VIDEOS

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 […]

Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium. ARTICLES

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 […]

fallflow_mikeycurran ARTICLES

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.


 
 

Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 12.12.49 PM
0
comments
VIDEOS

History of Skiing in CB Slideshow by Prof. Vandenbusche

Posted  November 5, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

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.

Full Story »

1st, Brittany Barefield of CBMST, 2nd, Eliza Donahue of Taos, 3rd, Abby Ward of Winter Park
0
comments
ARTICLES

Crested Butte Juniors Podium at Taos

Posted  April 2, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national IFSA junior event.  After the Junior Freeskiing Tour event was cancelled at Crested Butte, a […]

Full Story »

CB05
0
comments
ARTICLES

Bike Week: Schedule of Events

Posted  June 20, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

Crested Butte’s very own celebration of the bicycle known as Bike Week is back. There are the usual suspects of fun with Friday’s World Championship chainless down Kebler Pass and Sunday’s Bridges of the Butte circumnavigating the entire town. Enjoy some videos from last year’s Chainless and XC races and be sure to check out […]

Full Story »

Jordan Schwartz, new kid on campus.
3
comments
ARTICLES

Meet Jordan Schwartz and the SoCO 14er Project

Posted  October 30, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Jordan Schwartz, a former marine and 29-year-old freshman at WSCU, has set an ambitious goal this winter while starting his first year at Western.  Jordan will ski all the 14ers in the San Juans, the Sangre de Christos, and the Elk Mountains, totaling 31 peaks. What makes someone want to do this?   Well, Jordan […]

Full Story »

romp_logo_bw_v.1
0
comments
MEDIA

Dave Bunt Crushing Competition Cliffs POV

Posted  September 30, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Romp Skis athlete Dave Bunt makes Competition Cliffs look ridiculously fun and smooth when in reality this little zone off “Sock it to Me” at Crested Butte Mountain Resort is anything but that.  Nice work smashing pillows, Mr. Bunt.

Full Story »

Slot Rocks and Staircase
1
comments
ARTICLES

Crested Butte Terrain Gallery

Posted  July 24, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photos: Ed Dujardin   Last Thursday, we decided to hike around Crested Butte Mountain Resort in order to see what our terrain looks like in the summer.  If anyone still doubts the decision not to have a competition this year, check out these photos.  It will become very apparent that Crested Butte needs more than […]

Full Story »

cfsflip
1
comments
ARTICLES

IFSA Junior Nationals, Festevol, Big Air on Elk Set for Saturday

Posted  March 7, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Matt Leonard From sunrise to way past sundown, Crested Butte is going to be rowdy this Saturday.  Teenage shredders will kick the party off with the finals of the IFSA Junior Nationals on Crested Butte’s famed North Face. Look for Matt Evans and the rest of the Mountain Sports Team to come out firing against […]

Full Story »

Will Edit Cover
1
comments
MEDIA

West Elk Project in Wydaho

Posted  December 10, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

We escaped dry Colorado for four incredible days in the Tetons. Trip report coming soon. Enjoy.

Full Story »

Screen Shot 2013-11-19 at 4.22.26 PM
0
comments
VIDEOS

Salomon Freeski: Ghost Town

Posted  November 19, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Salomon Freeski TV Episode 4 features Josh Daiek, Mike Henitiuk & Kieran Nikula shredding ghost towns in British Colombia.  Continuing in Salomon Freeski TV tradition, this episode is creative and well done.   In the mid 1800’s, BC’s mountain towns boomed as prospectors flocked north during the great gold rush. Josh Daiek, Mike Henitiuk & Kieran […]

Full Story »

Screen Shot 2014-10-16 at 1.11.47 PM
1
comments
VIDEOS

Sweetgrass Releases Afterglow Lightsuit Segment

Posted  October 16, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Once again, Sweetgrass dominates creativity in a ski movie.  The Lightsuit segment from Afterglow was one of our favorite screenings during The Meeting.  Not only is the segment absolutely different from anything out there, it features Pep Fujas, Chris Benchetler, Daron Rahlves, and Eric Hjorliefson.  Enjoy. AFTERGLOW – Lightsuit Segment from Sweetgrass Productions on Vimeo.

Full Story »