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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 Freeride World Qualifier series is rolling in to town this weekend with skiing and snowboarding across 3 days as riders try to qualify for the Freeride World Tour. There are two events on tap with the 2-star going down on Friday, the 4-star on Saturday and Sunday, with a weather day on Monday. The […]
In his 2014 season edit, John Spriggs displays incredible versatility, from huge lines to urban drops. Enjoy the stoke! Eyes In The Back of My Head from John Spriggs on Vimeo.
Its Wednesday. Here are the crashes of the week. Courtesy of Newschoolers. Back yard mountain bike jump. Snowboarder rides a sick line, then can’t control speed. HUGE. This is hilarious.
Rob Vandervoort made sure to have a lot of fun over closing weekend at CBMR. As usual in this town, tons of fun was had at the various party spots on the mountain, including the Snowblade Extremes, the Pond Skim, Peak Party, Ice Bar, and Butte 66! Enjoy this video and all the hilarious names! […]
Last week the CBMST took half the team to Grand Targhee, Wyoming for their last IFSA National before the North American Championships at Snowbird in April. Five freeride athletes and 3 U12s took on the awesome terrain off the Sacajawea lift amidst strong national competition from Little Cottonwood Canyon and Lake Tahoe. The Wydaho area […]
Micayla Gatto is a badass mountain biker and painter who makes her home in BC. This segment was filmed up in Retallack. If you missed it, make sure to check out Ferda Girls.
The Gravity Groms won “Best Float” of the 4th of July parade in Crested Butte. Gravity Groms’ coach and frequent West Elk Project contributor Andrew Arnold put together this 3 minute video showcasing the jump ramps built by Gravity Groms director Doug Hudson over his own Land Cruiser. These kids were going for it and […]
Crested Butte and Okemo win “Close But No Cigar” Awards. Ski Area Management’s (SAM) Best/Worst Marketing of 2011-2012 came out. You can read the full article here. You might not have even heard of SAM if you aren’t involved in actual resort operations or in ski industry marketing, but due to the wonderful tool that is […]
As usual, Chris Miller has taken advantage of early season low tide conditions to tackle a few rad lines. Here, he gets on Owen’s South Face for some nice turns.
In case you haven’t heard, Western State Colorado University as a pretty sweet Mountain Sports program. Check out webisode 1 of a series they are doing with Two Plank Productions. Western Mountain Sports Ep 1 – Intro from Twoplank Prod on Vimeo.