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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.
“Barring any late season surges, we can now say that arctic sea ice reached it’s peak extent for this year’s freeze cycle on February 25th. It’s the smallest maximum coverage since we began tracking the ice pack with satellites in 1979.” – NASA Goddard.
Austria has been kind to Francesca Pavillard Cain on the Freeride World Tour. After taking 2nd last year at Kappl, the Crested Butte native took 4th this year at Fieberbrunn. This is her run. FWT15 – Run of Pavillard-Cain Francesca – USA… by FreerideWorldTourTV
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 8 of 30. The countdown continues with a clip from Matchstick Productions 1993 film “Soul Sessions […]
After a strong start to the season at places like Jackson Hole and Squaw Valley, the CBMST Freeride has kept the podiums in its sights with more top 10 results at A-Basin and Monarch regionals over the March 3-4 weekend and again at the Breckenridge National event this past weekend that replaced our snow-depleted venue […]
Western State Freeride Team athlete Grifen Moller diced Headwall and stomped a big three despite heavy winds, earning a 3rd a the 2* FWQ. Photo: Banks Kriz Grifen Moller 2 Star from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.
This Sunday is the annual Al Johnson telemark uphill/downhill race at Crested Butte Ski Resort. The party begins with the tag-team race at noon sharp. The individuals race at 1pm. Remember to stick around after the race for the party raffle which is from 4pm to 6pm. Don’t forget your costume!!
Non-Native is out with another rad summer edit. They hosted the first annual Non-Native Formal and went camping up Slate River valley and found some snow. They threw down a bunch of sweet jibs and Derek Johnson went for a speed fly and landed in the party! Sights & Sounds of the Upper Slate River […]
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 14 of 30. Check out this Sour Steezle edit from the Western State Colorado University Freeride […]
Every year, thousands of people (including more than a handful of Buttians) make the trip to Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Check out these overhead shots of the festival, taken by a remote controlled helicopter.
We’re are supposed to get a punch of Pacific Moisture from the southwest. Want fresh turns instead of corn? NOAA’s Winter Storm Warning: ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS– EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO […]