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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.
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 […]
Dubsatch is back with an edit from Italy featuring Leo Ahrens, Jacqui Edgerly, and Zach Halverson. Edit by Nate Cahoon. Check out the story below as well. Dubsatch Does Italy from Dubsatch Collective on Vimeo. When we arrived on the sunny side of Mount Blanc in the sleepy ski town of Courmayuer, Italy, our focus […]
As the winter season winds down, we find ourselves facing the harsh realities of a mountain town again. Crested Butte lost two community members in the tragic avalanche in Sheep Creek off of Loveland Pass last Saturday, April 20th. Ian Lamphere and Ryan Novak were among 5 dead, including Rick Gaukel of Estes Park, Chris Peters […]
Francesca Pavillard Cain is in Europe prepping for the first female stop of the tour at Chamonix. We’re excited for the Western State Colorado University athlete to throw down on the biggest stage in freeskiing. This post comes from her blog. It was a long flight but pretty easy. Some how I got three seats to […]
Julia Mancuso knows how to have fun. In between training and traveling, she managed to dig up a Wonder Woman costume and enjoy herself.
Today is the last day to take advantage of early season pass prices for Winter ’13/’14 at Crested Butte Mountain Resort! For most ages the price goes up $150 starting tomorrow so go order yours now! http://www.skicb.com/tickets-passes/season-tickets
In this video, Teva and Sherpas Cinema brings you into the mind (get it?) of big mountain veteran and budding superstar Kye Peterson. The 24 year old is doing big things.
A frequent contributor to West Elk Project, Andrew Arnold has put together some entertaining edits for us this winter (see Gapers in the Park and Fall Edit). Check out the final snowboard and ski edit, featuring Andrew, Grady Shoop, Dave Sugnet, and the plethora of Western State shredders. Despite another low snow year, these kids […]
This past Friday, Aaron Blunck got good news from Ben Verge, the newly appointed head development coach for the US Freeskiing Team. Aaron has been named to US Freeskiing Development Team, getting one step closer to his dream of representing his country at the Olympics. The US Freeskiing Team was created after the International Olympic […]
Patagonia has been sponsoring the CBMR Ski Patrol for 10 years. To showcase their Extended Play program (to repair and reuse old gear), they put together this edit featuring WSCU grad and Ski Patrol member Ellie Atkins. Stoked to see our Ski Patrol get some love!