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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.
The makers of Avatech have created a crowd sourced avalanche information app called Avanet. If you’re out and about in the backcountry, it seems like an excellent tool to use. Download Avanet for free in the app store.
photo: http://cm.mountainlifemag.ca Alex Cairns, of Squamish, British Colombia was born with Spinal Bifida, leaving him paralyzed from the knees down. When he was fifteen, his grandmother signed him up for his first sit ski lesson. Six years later, Alex is crushing it, from the racing to sending cliffs and shredding pow. Check out this short documentary […]
Photo: Trent Bona | Crested Butte Bike Week is here. There is a lot going on. From competitive mountain bike races, to free shuttles on 401 and Doctor Park, to the legendary Chainless World Championships, Crested Butte Bike Week is one of the best multi-day events in Colorado. It is a celebration of bicycles, […]
This is an interesting, to the point short history of the bicycle. It culminates with the quote, “Bicycles ain’t gonna stop. Bicycles are here to stay. The whole thing about bicycles is having fun.” Crested Butte Bike Week is coming!!!
Opening day went off at Mt. Olympus! A strong early season created incredible opening day conditions. The club field is an hour away from Christchurch on New Zealand’s south island. Check out this video made by Cam McDermid featuring Cam, Tom Brownlee, Charlie Lyons, Jeremy Gardner, and Ben Mondo. I had the pleasure of riding […]
After her first FWT competition ended with a punch front tumble, Crested Butte native Francesca Pavillard Cain rebounded with a second place at the FWT stop in Kappl, Austria. Pavillard-Cain, who finished behind Austrian Nadine Wallner, adapted well to the last minute change in venue, when the contest moved from Fieberbrunn to Kappl. Kiwi Sam […]
The Freeride World Tour is in Hakuba, Japan for the first stop of the season. Good luck to all the competitors, especially Western State Colorado University sophomore Grifen Moller!
Yesterday Crested Butte received a surprise two inches. Irwin received twelve, on top of the 40 inches from the weekend’s storm. So Nick Matisse got out on his sled and got the goods.
A solid preseason allowed Aspen to open early this season. And right on time, mother nature dropped 16 inches the night before opening day. Faceshots and smiles were had.
The X Games Slopestyle course looks insane. Check out this video of Gus Kenworthy going over the features.