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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 2012 US Pro Cycling Challenge is set to takeover the mountains of Colorado in 7 stages, August 20-26. We knew the host cities, now we know the specifics of the race. Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte will host the finish of Stage 2. Gunnison will host the start of Stage 3. Where are you going […]
Back in 2011 Ski Arpa had great year and hosted a Freeskiing World Tour event. The story of Ski Arpa, a cat-ski operation 1.5 hours north of Santiago, Chile, is more than great terrain and the lure of skiing in the Andes, however. Check out this short film from Zach Ornitz and Ollie Nieuwland-Zlotnicki about […]
Nevados de Chillan released this resort promo recently. It seemed like they were the only resort to get consistent snow in South America this summer. We were stoked to be down there, and if you are thinking about a South American adventure put this place on your hit list, summer or winter. Check out this […]
The FWT Andorra stop in Vallnord-Arcalís went off last night while we were sleeping. Kristofer Turdell (2:02:02) won it for ski men, Arianna Tricomi (1:33:50) won Ski women with a 360, Manuela Mandl (1:12:31) took the Snowboard women, and Sammy Luebke (00:35:07) came back into form winning the Snowboard Men. You can check out WSCU […]
The Western State Colorado University Mountain Bike Team took home 1st place and are the DII Varsity Collegiate Mountain Bike Champions. Story by Peter Noon. Photos by Finn Beidleman and Taylor Cull. Western’s Mountain Bike team fought hard and brought home a national title this past weekend. But first, let’s go back in time for […]
Coming off Almost Ablaze and Jeremy Jones’ Higher, Teton Gravity Research looks to continue their hot streak with The Sammy C Project. Seems like they’re on the right track.
The International Mountain Biking Association has announced that it is not supporting H.R. 1349, a bill introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) that would amend the Wilderness Act of 1964 to permit certain wheeled devices, including mountain bikes, in Wilderness areas. In addition, IMBA has submitted its opinions to the House Natural Resources Committee. Photo: Trent […]
Mikey Curran and Max Lindsey The Sour Steezle crew knows how to throw down, even when conditions are not at their best, as they were this year. For them, it’s all about having fun. Thanks for keeping the stoke alive gentlemen. photo: Sour Steezle Productions
We’re having déjà vu. The CB Extremes have been postponed. You can read the official press release below. Basically, we need this high-pressure sitting over the western United States to get the F outta here and for it to start dumping or else we might be facing another year with out a comp. Supposedly the […]
This spring, the Run Around crew teamed up with Two Plank Productions and headed to the Pacific Northwest to find the goods. Washington, unlike the rest of the continental U.S., had an above average year, which tends to be deeper than our averages anyway. The crew, which consisted of Corey and Taylor Felton, Topher Plimpton, […]