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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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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Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Taking it Back: Under Armour’s Campaign for Women

Posted  May 2, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Check out Under Armour’s newest marketing campaign, promoting beauty through fitness rather than the latest trends.   We at the West Elk Project support this and want to see more. They are also having a competition to see which women push themselves the hardest to achieve their goals, the prize being full Under Armour sponsorship. […]

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MSP: Days of My Youth [trailer]

Posted  December 10, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The trailer for MSP Films’ two year project, Days of My Youth, has arrived.  We like the message, star studded cast, and some incredible looking shots.  Looking forward to this one from the crew at MSP. Days of My Youth TRAILER from MSP Films on Vimeo.

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Crested Butte Randonee Town Race Series: Race 1 Results

Posted  December 18, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

The first of the inaugural Crested Butte Randonne Town Race Series up at Crested Butte Mountain Resort hosted by GRIGGS ORTHOPEDICS, GO-TO-GUIDE, CRESTED BUTTE BUILDERS, GORE-TEX, SCARPA, CLIF BAR, BUD LIGHT was a success. There were a total of 16 racers enjoying the uphill and freash new snow for the downhill. The race started at […]

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Urban Snowblading in Boulder

Posted  November 21, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

It snowed in Boulder, so kids went snowblading.  

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FWT Andorra Replay

Posted  February 9, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The first stop of the Freeride World Tour went off in Andorra today, after the Chamonix comp was cancelled due to conditions. Crested Butte local Mark Mikos took 12th in his first event (Mark’s run occurs at 1:10:45). “On a day filled with 3 venue switches, unknown snow conditions, guides sluffing out line after line, […]

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Crested Butte FWQ Postponed

Posted  January 23, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed.  You can read the official press release below.  Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for it to start dumping or else we might be facing another year with out a comp.  Supposedly the […]

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“West Elk Fall Colors” Photo Contest

Posted  September 3, 2013  by  3. Trent Bona

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 […]

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Caleb Mullen FWQ Headwall POV

Posted  July 3, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Caleb Mullen shredded a rain frozen Headwall to take second place at last year’s Freeride World Qualifier.  The CB native knows how to hold an edge.

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Locals Take Top Honors in USASA Slopestyle Contest

Posted  January 14, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

This weekend, competitors braved ridiculously low temperatures to take part in the USASA Southwest Colorado Series.  The first of nine events took place at Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s Cascade Park.  To learn more about the series, check out their website. Open Class Men 1 Marshall (John) Kratzer  Gunnison, CO Open Skier Men 1  Dave Sugnet […]

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Giro Snow in Japan Pt. 1

Posted  December 7, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

The folks over at Giro made a great little edit from Japan last year.  Guess what? It’s Japan, so it’s POW.  Here’s an excerpt from their YouTube: “Few things get you away from your daily grind. For pro skiers, the everyday is a vacation from the realities of the rest of the world. But the […]

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