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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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WSCU Freeride & CBAC Fundraiser Wednesday Night

Posted  November 19, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

There will be a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s new film, Way of Life to benefit Western State Colorado University Freeride Team and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. It will be an awesome time (info below trailer).  Thanks to Jordan Schwartz for organizing the event.  Read our review for Way of Life here. Teton Gravity […]

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Tequila Importer Agave Sun International Looks to Set Up Shop in Gunnison

Posted  April 21, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

You can file this one under semi-related to action sports and more associated with the culture and community aspect of the West Elk Project.  Agave Sun International is looking to set up its offices in Gunnison to begin distribution of Huizache Tequila.  Former resident of the Gunnison Valley, Steven Peterson, has put a lot of […]

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Duncan Adams 2015

Posted  December 3, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Colorado native Duncan Adams is a ripper. The Faction Skis rider has pretty superb style and can shred the entire mountain. Here’s his 2015 edit. Duncan Adams 2015 from Duncan Adams on Vimeo.

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Check out the Alpine Oddyssey – Leadville Qualifier this Weekend

Posted  September 13, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

Photo: Trent Bona | The Alpine Odyssey Leadville Qualifier is back in Crested Butte for its 2nd year on September 15th. Lance Armstrong recently tweeted that he will be coming back to defend his 2011 race win. Local mountain bike legend Dave Weins will also be racing this year. This dynamic duo will lead an […]

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Pretty Faces Premieres to a Packed Crowd in Boulder

Posted  October 6, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Pretty Faces: The Story of a Skier Girl made it’s world debut to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd at the Boulder Theater.  It was in fact so crowded that I ended up sharing a seat.  The excitement was different not simply because it was an all female film, but that it was a film […]

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Gaper Photo Contest

Posted  March 14, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

It’s spring break.  Ski resorts are full of hilarious/scary gape shows (see Gapers in the Park).  So we’ve teamed up with the Colorado FreeSkier for another photo contest. Simply post a picture of a gaper on the hill to the West Elk Project facebook page to enter.  You can submit via instagram with #westelkgapers.  If […]

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R-Dog Shreds

Posted  May 5, 2015  by  Jeremy Moskowitz

Check out Trek athlete R-Dog’s (aka Ryan Howard) newest all killer no filler edit, In the Know.

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CB Skis for Jim Jack – A Year Later

Posted  February 19, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

We lost our friends Jim Jack, John Brenan, and Chris Rudolph in a tragic avalanche a year ago at Stevens Pass, WA.  We think about our lost friends everyday.  As the head judge at countless FWT events and former head of the IFSA, Jim Jack meant so much for the freeskiing movement and family at […]

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Danny MacAskill: Cascadia

Posted  December 10, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Danny MacAskill has done it again.  This time, the trials genius took his talents to the rooftops of Gran Canaria.  It’s a beautiful thing.

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Trailer for TGR’s “Way of Life”

Posted  August 15, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Ski movie season is around the corner.  Are you stoked yet?  Enhance that stoke by watching the trailer for Teton Gravity Research’s new film, Way of Life.  Looks pretty sick. You can preorder the film by following this link.

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