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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.
Another rad season edit to get you inspired for good times to come. Check out Amie Engerbretson’s 2015 footy from her times filming with Stellar Media, Warren Miller, and Adam Clark. Oh La La – Amie Engerbretson from Amie Engerbretson on Vimeo.
MSP Films is releasing Mark Abma’s athlete edit from Ruin And Rose hot on the heels of his fellow Canadian, Eric Hjorleifson. You’re going to like this if you’re into big spines and huge 3s in sick terrain. You’ll probably like it if you have eyeballs and like snow. More great work from MSP Films. […]
Hurricane Marie produced some all time waves in southern California last week. Surfing legend Laird Hamilton took advantage by breaking out his SUP board to shoot through the iconic pier twice. Check it out.
This is, in our opinion, the best segment in ski movies from this year. Callum Pettit, Kye Peterson, and JP Auclair go off. It features two out of four nominations (and the eventual winner) for Line of the Year. Enjoy.
We are giving away two tickets to this weekend’s Mt. Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival to the winner of our West Elk Fall Colors photo contest! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and post a throwback of your favorite fall foliage photo there from years past with a #WestElkProject tag in the description (or […]
After years of incredible webisodes, The Big Picture crew came out with a fantastic 20 minute movie. It features the likes of Chris Logan, Parker White, Duncan Adams, Mike King & Tanner Rainville shredding deep lines in the Pacific Northwest. The Big Picture | Lite Years from The Big Picture on Vimeo.
Photo: Trent Bona | A big West Elk Project congratulations to all the winners in yesterday’s Gravity Slave Chainless race at Evolution Bike Park. At the end of the day Nicole Digate and Red Mcintosh took home the hand-made trophies for Expert Women and Men respectively. Racers had no chain so pedaling was not an option as […]
Remember the incredible scene where ten skiers dropped into the same face in the Alaska segment of All. I. Can. It was amazing. Check out this behind the scenes look on how it was done.
Share the Slate is holding its first public meeting at the Brick Oven at 5 PM this Wednesday, February 3rd. Here is some info from Share the Slate: Learn what’s happening in our valley, how winter access is being threatened, and what you can do to ensure balanced access for all! Come voice your ideas and […]
Low Snowpack and Warm Temperatures Allows CBMR to Open Lifts on June 9th. Photo: Trent Bona, Rider: Eliot Rosenberg It snowed yesterday as if nature was celebrating town putting the bike racks out on Elk Avenue. However, it is sunny and beautiful again today; surprise! A bunch of locals can’t wait for some lift-served downhill […]