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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Some big, fast, high consequence skiing went down at Moonlight Basin, Montana last weekend. Check out the edit the resort put together of the event.
Check out this spoof of J.P. Auclair’s street skiing segment of All.I.Can. in anticipation of the 3rd Annual Pain McSchlonkey Classic. The event features gnar snowblading at Shane McConkey’s home mountain of Squaw Valley. If you happen to be in Tahoe around March 30th, make sure you get to this event. 3rd Annual Pain […]
The Fieberbrunn stop of the Freeride World Tour took place this Saturday morning from Austria. A decent amount of snow finally made the venue rideable, and competitors who can ski firm conditions were rewarded. Congrats to everyone who took part. Final stop takes place in Verbier! Final results Ski Men: 1. Silas Chickering-Ayers USA 2. […]
Check out this sweet highlight video from the past two weekends of IFSA Regional and National big mountain competitions here at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. These kids range from twelve to eighteen years old. The future is bright for big mountain skiing. Edit by Chris Segal
The weekend is here! And if you haven’t heard about the radness that SheJumps is bringing to the women of Gunnison Valley yet, listen up! SheJumps is teaming up with CS Irwin in Crested Butte to host an “Inspiration Retreat” for FREE!! It is a weekend of getting together and showing the valley that the […]
Andrew Arnold put together this edit from two hours in the park at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. It features a big crew having a dandy time on a fine spring day.
The Rahlves Banzai Tour wrapped up the season at Sugar Bowl on March 9th and 10th. Fresh snow and bluebird skies made for the best Banzai conditions of the season. The exhilarating course was complete with banked slalom turns, big airs, and a straight-line mogul field finish. Words and Photos From Rob Vandervoort TahoeTV coverage […]
It’s spring break. Ski resorts are full of hilarious/scary gape shows (see Gapers in the Park). So we’ve teamed up with the Colorado FreeSkier for another photo contest. Simply post a picture of a gaper on the hill to the West Elk Project facebook page to enter. You can submit via instagram with #westelkgapers. If […]
Our friend Chris Miller had a pretty scary moment about a month ago. Dropping in off the top Mt. Owen, Chris triggered an avalanche. We’ll just go ahead and say that Chris was super-lucky and we are super-happy he lived to tell the story. Please remember to play it safe out there! You might think […]
Andrew Arnold had his camera rolling when he was making some hot laps in the park. This 1:12 edit of gapers riding through the park will make your day.