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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.
Tomorrow night on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” the focus will be on freeskiing. It will be interesting to see, given the tragedies this year. Will it portray us in a negative or positive light? The feature athlete seems to be Tanner Hall. Tune in to HBO at 8:00 pm MST. Below is the […]
It snowed a lot this weekend. On Saturday, Rob Dickinson, Tom Runcie, Sydney Dickinson, Will Dujardin, and Jack Weise took some laps up in Cinnamon trees. It was windy and white, and the next day was a super sketchy ski day on similar slope and aspects elsewhere. Check out these photos from Will Dujardin.
photo: Wikipedia We at the West Elk Project would like to say thank you to anyone who has served our country in the past, present, and future. Whether or not you agree with our foreign policy, you should acknowledge the sacrifice that the members of our armed service have made. The 10th Mountain Division was […]
This edit comes from CBMR Park Crew member Sumner Patterson. It features a variety of faces sessioning the top rail of the Keystone Jib Park (which no longer exists).
Andrew Arnold and Grady Shoop have had an active spring. They’ve journeyed from CB to the front range, and up to Oregon. Check out a Gatsby inspired edit of their adventures.
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 8 of 30. The countdown continues with a clip from Matchstick Productions 1993 film “Soul Sessions […]
“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, […]
Crested Butte Mountain Biking Association did it again this past weekend with the completion of the upper section of the Lupine Trail. CBMBA lead the trail building with the amazing help of 182 commmunity members totaling over 1,000 work hours of digging and buffing over 2 miles of new trail wide enough for the adaptive […]
CB local Ed Dujardin took home the Sick Bird at this year’s Taos Freeride World Qualifer. Video: Peter Noon / Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports Ed Dujardin Taos Sickbird from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
This is what skiing is all about. Taking what you have and having the most fun possible. These guys in Sweden bring skiing on grass to a whole new level. The air 20 seconds in is ridiculous. Well played gentlemen.