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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.
Land of No Use seeks to examine the value of Montana’s public lands. The trailer features some awesome skiing, riding, and snowmobiling from our friends up north. It seems to be an interesting project. “Land of No Use” is a two year documentary project using winter recreation to explore the value of Montana’s public […]
Photo: Trent Bona | The 5th and Final Pinnacle Race Series is the uphill downhill combo. The combo race can be done individually or in a team of three and will be a fun fitting end to a great Summer of local racing. The race begins with a Le Mans start at the Red Lady […]
Here’s a good how to on carrying your skis. Thanks Colter Hinchliffe and Tim Durtschi for laying it out for us.
Words by Billy Rankin: 2013 Irwin Outdoor Leadership Program The Goal of the outdoor leadership program is to challenge, inspire, and empower teenagers while engaging in fun backcountry adventures. Participants will not only partake in the adventure, but also go behind the scenes of the outdoor education, recreation, and guiding world. Participants will not just […]
This is pure gold. John Denver sings “Dancing with the Mountains” in this 1980 music video. John Denver’s voice will soothe your ears as you do your snow dances! This montage freakin’ rules!! We should probably recreate this…
This video from an avalanche in France was taken a week ago. It’s scary. It caught the 5th skier on the slope, typical of a persistent slab avalanche, and propagated large enough to take 4 people out who thought they were in a safe zone: Looks like the viewer made the video private. Sorry. In […]
Here is installment number 1 of the new “Let’s Go Places” Campaign for Turner Automotive Group and Heights Performance. To learn more about Turner and their great line up of Toyota trucks visit them on Facebook!
You might have heard Bode Milller suffered a pretty good crash at the FIS World Cup Super G at Beaver Creek on Thursday. He underwent surgery to fix a torn hamstring tendon within hours of the crash. He was having the fastest run of the day at the time and hooked his arm on a […]
Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national IFSA junior event. After the Junior Freeskiing Tour event was cancelled at Crested Butte, a […]
Hanuman Enright, who recently created Bless Up Productions, went out for a ride in the recent snow. It isnt much, but its snowboarding in October, which is a welcome sight.