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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.
The Soup boys and girl put down another banger webisode and this one has a 3 minute intro of old-school footage and funny quotes, and then another 4 minutes of radness. It’s worth it. Featuring the editing and skiing skills of Blake Wilson, Grant Howard, Andrew and Jacqueline Pollard, Christian Kinnison, Seth Klein, Chris Astle, Dylan […]
Longtime ski movie stud Cody Townsend teamed up with wife Elyse Saugstad, Chris Rubens and Dave Treadway to produce a fall ski feature titled Conquering the Useless. The trailer gave me goosebumps. Should be great. TRAILER: CONQUERING THE USELESS from Team Thirteen on Vimeo.
Announced earlier this week that some of the Hartmans Rocks Recreational Area are now open. Here is the scoop for Gunnison Trails! Conditions: March 26th, Yes it feels like Spring and mtn bike riding is soon to be the sport of choice. A reminder, Hartman Rocks has specific area closures by the BLM for Sage […]
Jake Sakson and Paul Kimbrough have been releasing some pretty rad webisodes. “10 reasons to Telemark” looks at the real reasons why these guys telemark, and it’s amazing. Take a look and get ready to laugh. Episode 2/3 (2013) – Ten Reasons to Telemark from BeansandRiceFreeride on Vimeo.
This fake trailer is so good, I’d see the movie, if it existed. Hilarious stuff from the Bath Boys.
The man in the orange hat talks about facets and our future snowpack when it finally starts to snow.
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 […]
Crested Butte Mountain Resort held a one day big mountain competition last Saturday that served as part of the IFSA Junior Regional series. Fifty-four skiers and snowboarders attacked Big Chute and Paradise Cliffs for a fast and steep run. The CBMST Freeride team said the proverbial, “Not in our house”, taking first place in 3 […]
For the second time in two weeks, Aaron Blunck finished on the podium of a major competition. Under the lights Friday evening at US Grand Prix at Copper, there was no one better than the 17 year old Crested Butte native. photo: Shay Williams Blunck, who has a history of doing well in less than […]
Check out this short timelapse film: “Elemental Iceland” by Stian Rekdal. It’s under 3 minutes and shows some really cool shots of Iceland’s geography and the Aurora Borealis. It’s worth your time (watch it in HD). Elemental Iceland from Stian Rekdal on Vimeo.