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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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Shotgun Sessions in the Jib Park

Posted  January 9, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

This edit comes from CBMR Park Crew member Sumner Patterson.  It features a variety of faces sessioning the top rail of the Keystone Jib Park (which no longer exists).

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Chasing Powder to Alta

Posted  December 28, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

It feels weird driving away from Crested Butte in the midst of a three foot storm.  But the Wasatch was set to receive 40 inches on top of a strong base.  So I left the Butte, and after meeting TJ David in Grand Junction, drove through the night and arrived at Alta Ski Area at […]

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MSP Films: Drop Everything Trailer

Posted  July 11, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Trailer season kicks off with Drop Everything, the latest project from local crew Matchstick Productions. The gang got a lot of flack for their artistic effort last year in Ruin and Rose. This trailer is the opposite.  Looking forward to what should be a banger.

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Torin Yater Wallace and Alex Ferreira: Spring Edit

Posted  April 16, 2015  by  Jeremy Moskowitz

Check out the latest park edit from Torin Yater Wallace and Alex Ferreira at Aspen Snowmass.  Torin Yater Wallace x Alex Ferreira – Spring Edit from Vital Films on Vimeo.

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Review: The Wallisch Project

Posted  September 4, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Tom Wallisch receives more publicity than any other skier out there.  He’s the only freeski athlete featured multiple times in one commercial break for different products on major networks.  His new nine minute short film, the Wallisch Project, is available on Itunes for $2.99.  Is he worth it? Totally. We at the West Elk Project […]

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Zach Bare: 2* FWQ Headwall Winning Run

Posted  February 17, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Western State Mountain Sports athlete Zach Bare earning the win at the 2* Freeride World Qualifer on Headwall. Zach Bare: 1st Headwall 2* from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.

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Yule Creek Madness

Posted  August 4, 2014  by  Andrew Arnold

In June 2013, Marty Smith, Andy Janoski, and Ryan Panger ventured south from Steamboat to Yule Creek located outside Marble Colorado. Yule Creek is known for its technical difficulty and large slide features. Combine these with low water, and you have a recipe for a fun and successful adventure! Yule Creek Madness from LIGHTPOLE on […]

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Chile – Argentina Part Dos: Skiing and Backcountry Hotsprings in Chillan

Posted  August 23, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

The search for better snow brought us south to Nevados de Chillan, Chile.  Bound eventually for Bariloche, we found ourselves making a mid-way stop deep in volcanic mountains.  A warm welcome at the end of a poorly maintained dirt road  reminded us of our own mountain town.  Words and Photos: Randy Evans At the base of […]

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CB Mountain Guides in the Chugach

Posted  May 1, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Maybe you are getting AK overload. Maybe you should have gone up there like everybody who’s cool did.  Wait, I guess we weren’t cool enough. But Jayson Simons-Jones and CB Mountain Guides are very cool and offered two ski-mountaineering trips up there in April and made the best of it.  They got some heli-time in […]

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Punk Rock and Snowboarding in Utah – Rob Vandervoort

Posted  February 5, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Rob Vandervoort left CB on a road trip for better snow around New Year’s.  So far his truck has broken down like 4 times, but I guess the snow has been somehow worth it.  While he is currently somewhere between Baker, Squaw, and Jackson, this little pow POV edit from Snowbird features Rob snowboarding with […]

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