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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.
Two Sweedish women, tired of uncomfortable bike helmets, have created another solution. It looks like a scarf, and like an airbag, expands to protect you when you fall. Interesting and innovative stuff. Thoughts? The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
“This is mountain biking! It’s not chemistry class!” Ladies, if you are in the Seattle area this Thursday evening, stop by Saint Andrews Bar & Grill at 6 pm to see the world premiere of If She Can Do It. Or if you are anywhere else in the world, watch it on Pink Bike at 6pm PT. The documentary, […]
Videographer Eric Sterman took his DJI above the Banzai Pipeline and captured some incredible shots of John John Florence, Mason Ho, Jamie O’Brien, Bruce Irons, and many more on the “best day of the season.”
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 […]
Breck local Matt Potter skied like a boss at the Subaru Freeride Series at Crested Butte. On a bum knee, Potter crushed bodybag, then took it easy in Big Hourglass to hold on to 6th place. He has his MRI tomorrow. Good luck bud. Day One Bodybag Final on Big Hourglass
That snow we talked about before the weekend delivered. The Irwin Media House reported 2.5′ on their deck. The snow was heavy and deep, a lot of in the valleys was on bare ground. However, the Anthracites were skiing sick! With a report from Alex Reidman on Sunday that it was blower, a few of […]
The weather this Saturday was absolutely perfect for CBMR’s annual Slush Huck Pond Skim festivities. But just because the sun was out didn’t mean the water wasn’t still freezing cold! When the wakes and waves had settled the defending world champ Gabe Martin had been knocked from his throne by CBMR Ski School’s own Gregory […]
For the first time this season, Francesca Pavillard Cain earned herself a spot on the podium! Francesca followed up a strong 4th place finish at Fieberbrunn with a 3rd in Andorra. This result goes an enormous way towards securing Francesca an invite to the Alaska stop (which is invite only). Way to go Fran!
Mikey Curran and Jamie Salter rallying some pow up around Elkton on Saturday.
The first stop of the Freeride World Tour went down in Andorra today. Crested Butte representatives Francesca Pavillard Cain (1:58:10) and Max Durtschi (3:26:20) skied solid, staying on their feet and taking 10th and 15th respectively. “I struggled a bit with choosing a line but learned alot for next time as far as what the […]