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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.
Check CBMR’s Press Release, we think there are some pretty decent benefits at other resorts down below, like 3 days at the Trestle Bike Park and 3 days at Powder Alliance resorts. It goes without saying but we’ll say it again, the $600 price tag is still freaking awesome! CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT PASSES GO ON […]
Dagan Schwartz is the lone snowboarder on the CBMST freeride team but he has made a name for himself taking victories and podiums consistently over the last two years and even taking the overall win at the IFSA Junior North American Freeride Championships in Kirkwood last April. The 15 year-old’s natural ability in steep terrain […]
Southern ski areas are seeing more than their fair share of snow this November. Wolf Creek just passed the 100 inch mark. Edit by Powderchasers.
Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dyk on Vimeo.
A Frenchman attached a point of view camera to an eagle in Chamonix and sent it off to fly. The results are pretty cool. Makes you consider wingsuiting.
CB local Ed Dujardin took home the Sick Bird at this year’s Taos Freeride World Qualifer. Video: Peter Noon / Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports Ed Dujardin Taos Sickbird from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
Ashley Bembenek is poised to make a big splash in the world of women’s freeskiing this coming winter. The 27 year-old from Eden, Utah has lived in a variety of places before finally landing in Crested Butte in 2010, when she began a job with the National Park Service at Blue Mesa and Black Canyon. […]
Aspen local Colter Hinchliffe with a quick reminder of why spring in the Elk Mountains is special. 2 Mins from 2 Days in Aspen with Vital Films from Colter Hinchliffe on Vimeo.
Raphael Pease was out enjoying a perfect blue bird powder day in Chile, when he came across a stranded horse (that had been out in the storm for 4 days). Instead of continuing on his way, Pease did something, and has a pretty awesome tale from the Andes as a result.
Photo: Trent Bona Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 27 of 30. The Al Johnson Uphill Downhill Race is an event that […]