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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.
Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dyk on Vimeo.
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 20 of 30. In this edit, CBMR athlete Mark Mikos skis from very deep into the […]
Kye Matlock has been dropping awesome edits for the last few years as he has progressed his way through his teenage years. This last year saw Kye getting more deep pow in Japan and pushing some of his air time sends and tricks. Make sure you watch the whole thing for the butter 3 over […]
The inaugural “Spin the Doctor” race was held this Sunday on the Doctors Park Trail. The event, put on by Flow Farm Dirt Productions, brought a new level of intensity to the mind-blowing 5.8 mile downhill singletrack. Fred Maxwell of Salida beat out local young gun Colin Pickett by less than 2 seconds in a […]
The village of Shirakawa-go in Japan has no ski area. However, the skiing is apparently phenomenal. Check out this webisode, where Pep Fujas, Eliel Hindert, Carston Oliver, and their guide Makoto Takeishi find silly deep snow in tour only terrain.
Big Air on Elk went down on Saturday night and it was a blast, to say the least. The best jump yet was built after a ton a man and snowcat hours. Huge props go out to Colorado Freeskier and Two Plank Productions for putting on the show and making our town of Crested Butte […]
Jake Teuton is a 16 year-old from Revelstoke, BC. Maybe you have heard of the magical wonderland known as Revelstoke? Jake grew up there competing in junior events for the last few years and is really developing in to a great all-around skier. Add him to the list of juniors that will change the game […]
Cory Reppenhagen of Denver’s Channel 7 News joined Irwin Guides for an Avalanche 1 course here in Crested Butte. Great to see avalanche education getting mainstream press.
photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 22 of 30. The countdown continues on Veteran’s Day (observed) with a […]
Cam Zink shocked the wold by landing the biggest backflip ever on a mountain bike during the latest Red Bull Rampage. Zink took third overall, but the backflip stole the show. Here it is.