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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.
WARNING: Beautiful photos attached. Jayson Simons-Jones led 3 clients on a mountaineering trip to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia during June, 2013. The trip culminated with the 19,985-foot Huayna Potosi. Here’s his trip report. Words and Photos: Jayson Simons-Jones Haullomen (17,923′/5463m) greets you as you approach the Condorirri Range, Bolivia Crested Butte Mountain Guides has recently […]
The fun continues into fall. This weekend, Crested Butte Mountain Resort is hosting both the Gravity Slave Downhill Race as well as the 14th annual Fall Festival of Beers & Chili Cookoff. The leaves are changing and the weather is looking ok, so be sure to get out to the base area for some outdoor […]
This past Saturday over 765 locals and visitors got together at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, dressed like Santa, to set a new world record. The crew boogied at a dance party on the Ice Bar deck before bombarding down the slopes to finish off the bar crawl at Butte 66, Secret Stash, Talk of the Town, […]
Gorgeous venue. Awesome conditions. Check it out.
This Friday, February 5th, is one of the best on-mountain events of the year; the Attitude Adjustment party! With all this sick snow you’ve been skiing at CBMR, you better come party down for a good cause and show your appreciation. Head to Butte 66 at 7 PM with $10 bucks and extra cash for […]
CBAC forecaster Evan Ross investigates the recent slide on Schuykill than ran 1000 feet and resulted in a partial burial. Stupid dust. According to the CBAC Facebook, there was another large skier triggered avalanche from the persistent layer in the Climax Chutes. Careful out there.
Faction Skis has long had some of the best team webisodes in skiing, so they decided to make a movie this year.
Speedriding is a dangerous and amazing sport that is picking up momemtum, as evidenced by the new trailer from Red Bull for “Unrideables: The Alaska Range”. This documentary looks ballistic. Here’s the blurb from the YouTube clip: “Speedriding is a high-speed, high stakes mountain sport that fuses elements of skiing and parachute flight. This hybrid approach […]
The Sour Steezle crew put together this edit from some boney conditions at Wolf Creek and the ribbon of death at CBMR.
Poor Boyz is coming out with their 20th film this year, so make sure you check out “Twenty” this fall. If this trailer is any indication, this film will be awesome!