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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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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Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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The Many Backflips of Sam

Posted  April 16, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Sam Schwartz’s season edit is rightfully titled, The Many Backflips of Sam.  This kid is an animal.

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CBAC 2/22/15: Concerning Persistent Layers

Posted  February 22, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The snow is both very exciting and very needed. Please remember to keep a cool head out in the backcountry. There will be lots of activity over the next few days.  Thanks Zach Guy and Crested Butte Avalanche Center.

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An American Ski Story

Posted  July 25, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

In the wake of Bill Johnson’s decision to take himself off of life support, John Norton reflects on the American skiing icon and his time spent in Crested Butte. This column was printed in the Crested Butte News and reprinted here with John’s permission. Update: Bill Johnson passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016.   News […]

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Gapers in the Park!

Posted  March 13, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Andrew Arnold had his camera rolling when he was making some hot laps in the park.  This 1:12 edit of gapers riding through the park will make your day.

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CB Avalanche Center Christmas Forecast POEM

Posted  December 25, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

The CB Avy Center forecasters have been doing more than an awesome job this year, and this morning you might have read the best forecast yet.  We’ve had Jay-Z references and witty comments, but now we have a poem à la “T’was the Night Before Christmas” from Zach Guy: Twas the day of Christmas, and […]

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The Alex Else Experience

Posted  October 10, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Eben Wight This edit of Alex Else was shot over the past few seasons in Crested Butte by Kit Davidson of Whorefish Productions.  Else, a native of New Hampshire, spent his years at Western escaping to the Butte, mastering a combination of billy goating and fast fluid skiing.  Else took home Sickbird at the […]

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Summiting Mt. Elbert: Colorado’s Highest Peak

Posted  May 6, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

After a very sketchy spring, the snowpack has finally settled enough to get on top of Colorado’s highest peaks.  So Alex Stevenson, Patrick Sullivan, Haley Tamberi, and Zach Vaughter made their way to Mt. Elbert, which at 14,440 feet is Colorado’s highest peak, and the second highest in the continental United States.  They found conditions […]

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2012 Ski & Snowboard Movie Trailers

Posted  August 2, 2012  by  3. Trent Bona

All your mid-summer ski porn needs fulfilled in one rad location: The West Elk Project… “BECAUSE” Trailer by Two Plank Productions – twoplank.com from Two Plank on Vimeo.      

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X Games Slopestyle Course Preview

Posted  January 21, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The X Games Slopestyle course looks insane.  Check out this video of Gus Kenworthy going over the features.

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Candide Thovex: One of Those Days

Posted  May 14, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Here is more proof that Candide Thovex is still on top of the game.  Check out this edit where the former X Games half-pipe champion, Freeride World Tour champion, and ski movie star shreds his hometown resort of La Clusaz, France.

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