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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.
No matter what you do, to become an Oakley athlete takes an enormous amount of skill. The ski team is absolutely stacked. This is Oakley’s highlight video from their ski team athletes. Enjoy.
Kiwi Sam Smoothy laid down this run to take 1st at the Freeride World Tour in the men’s freeski category today at Andorra. Considering the low tide and relatively firm snowpack, this line is super creative and definitely took some guts. Check out this run! Run of Smoothy Sam (NZL) – Swatch Freeride… by FreerideWorldTourTV
The Legs of Steel crew recently dropped the trailer for their fall feature, Same Difference. The movie explores skiing across multiple disciplines. It should be amazing, as we’ve come to expect from Legs of Steel.
Watch as Western Mountain Sports athlete Max Durtschi stomps the winning run at CFS in Grand Targhee. We’re looking for big things out of this freshman athlete. Thanks to Preston Hoffman and Mountain Sports Media for the footage. \ Max Durschi CFS Grand Targhee Run from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.
One of the greatest segments ever.
With four feet of snow from the last storm and -20 degree temps this morning, it’s safe to say that winter is finally here. Video and photo proof below. This storm was perfectly timed with finals week, so Western student-shredders Matt Byrne and Sam Degenhard got after it in the backcountry and on the resort […]
On March seventh, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of El Bon Combat in a little known climbing area outside of Barcelona, Spain. This new route is rated 5.15b/c, once again proving that Sharma is still at the top of his game.
Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster and Irwin Cat Skiing guide Zach Guy investigated the big south-facing Mt. Owen slide. Check out the quick 2 minute video and stay smart out there. Our snowpack is transforming into a springtime snowpack, you can get a little bit of everything out there, so have fun and come back […]
Western State Colorado University is throwing a rail jam this Wednesday in front of the University Center. The competition will be a jam format, with men’s ski, men’s snowboard, and women’s combined. It is open to everyone, not only students. 1st place prize get free snowmobile day with in the CB backcountry February 6th. There […]
Just in time for summer, Thrasher Magazine has released the full “CSFU” movie by Creature Skateboards. It is fifty four minutes of awesome, which is long, but it will suck you in. The soundtrack rocks (has it’s explicit moments). Check out their website to see more. Edited by Lee Charron.