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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.
With Colorado going through (another) dry early season, the West Elk Project boys were getting antsy. Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, on the other hand, had received two feet in late November and were forecasted to receive two more. So after the workday ended on December 2nd, Will and Ed Dujardin, Tom Runcie, and Trent Bona […]
Our Kiwi friend Sam Lee is fast becoming a frequent contributor to our site. His “Blade Nation in Crested Butte” and “Dirt” edit were hilarious and awesome. Now watch him ski seriously. He spent this North American winter traveling and skiing the Freeride World Tour Qualifier series. Check out this edit from Jackson Hole. It […]
Resort Looks to Expand both Intermediate and Expert Terrain While trolling the outer boundary of Teocalli bowl for some fresh snow this meager winter, I came across a large (drool inducing) triple pillow line that looked ready to be skied. It was something I’ve never seen at Crested Butte. The only problem was an […]
The freeride coach / town councilman / painter / waiter / ski bum, Will Dujardin, is prone to a semi-interesting edit every once in a while. In January of 2018 he went up to Golden, British Columbia with some Crested Butte folk for a hut trip at Golden Alpine Holidays’ Meadow Lodge. Needless to say […]
The Bridges of the Butte 24-Hour Townie Tour, a one-of-a-kind fundraiser for the Adaptive Sports Center, took place last Saturday and Sunday and raised over $40,000! It was another sold-out event that has become the norm for Crested Butte Bike Week that really showcases our little town’s enthusiasm for bikes. Photos: Trent Bona This […]
Its been four years since Shane McConkey left this earth. Take a moment to reflect. Then go do something awesome for him today. The Shane tribute starts at 5:13 if you want to skip the base jumping and Pennywise’s “Bro Hymn” starts at 8 minutes. In Deep Segment McConkey Movie Trailer “McConkey” movie trailer, 4 […]
The “Best Reggae Band in Denver,” as voted by Denver’s Westword magazine, will be filming their latest music video and performing a free concert this Thursday afternoon on the Butte 66 deck at CBMR. Come out and pack the deck for drink specials, free reggae and a music video cameo with Coral Thief!
Don’t stand in landings! Unfortunately, your average vacationer does not know the cardinal rule of the terrain park. We hope these people were ok.
Francesca Pavillard Cain is in Europe prepping for the first female stop of the tour at Chamonix. We’re excited for the Western State Colorado University athlete to throw down on the biggest stage in freeskiing. This post comes from her blog. It was a long flight but pretty easy. Some how I got three seats to […]
This March, Red Bull teamed up with Aspen Snowmass to create the Red Bull Double Pipe. Aspen 82 was there to capture the action and make this edit. Pretty cool stuff. Red Bull | Double Pipe | Final from Aspen 82 on Vimeo.