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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.
Kye Matlock has been dropping awesome edits for the last few years as he has progressed his way through his teenage years. This last year saw Kye getting more deep pow in Japan and pushing some of his air time sends and tricks. Make sure you watch the whole thing for the butter 3 over […]
It’s really sad to hear of yet more avalanche deaths in the ski world. Freeskiing legend JP Auclair and big mountain line pioneer Andreas Fransson both lost their lives in an avalanche in Chile on Monte San Lorenzo yesterday. You can read more about their passing here. Coincidentally and equally as sad, Eddie Bauer Guide Team member Liz […]
Last summer, Ray Harter spent some time exploring the PNW with bikes in his truck and fun on his mind. This trail is on Raven’s Ridge in the Tillamook forest. Ray currently lives in Denver after living in the Crested Butte area for a few years, we can’t wait to see what comes next. This […]
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.
Carter McMillan is a 21 year old freeskier from Calgary who competes on the Freeskiing World Tour. Check out his seriously inspired edit from the past two seasons, including footage from his performance that won him 4th and the North Face Young Gun at Crested Butte. Carter also earned himself a 7th up on Mac […]
Hey Gunnison Valley! We have 2 amazing women representing our little part of Colorado on the Freeride World Tour this year. Frequent visitors to our site are no strangers to Francesca Pavillard-Cain and Mary Boddington’s recent exploits and successes in the big mountain freeride arena. This Friday at Butte 66 at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, the ladies […]
Pretty Faces: The Story of a Skier Girl made it’s world debut to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd at the Boulder Theater. It was in fact so crowded that I ended up sharing a seat. The excitement was different not simply because it was an all female film, but that it was a film […]
Check out this awesome webisode featuring the Western State Colorado University Endurance Team. The boys are preparing for the Grand Traverse, and doing some cool things while they’re at it. What a cool program. Edit by Matt Clark. We are the first-ever Western State Colorado University Endurance Ski Team. Currently composed of four different individuals: […]
Freeride star Markus Eder grew up in a pretty special spot in the Italian Alps. When his father recently bought and renovated an old farmers hut in a nearby zone, Eder began exploring and crushing his new playground.
Awesome ad from Diamondback Bikes that will have you reminiscing. It’s pretty amazing to compare the bikes we grew up with to what kids are riding these days. Skidsville from Diamondback Bicycles on Vimeo.