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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.
While there have been no deaths in the state of Colorado this winter, separate avalanches claimed the lives of 3 skiers in Alps last week and 2 skiers in California just three days ago. Both areas recently received large amounts of snow with serious avalanche warnings in effect. While the 3 deaths in Europe took […]
Strong, a short film by Arc’teryx, examines the struggle to find the line between pursuing your passions and doing it safely. Longtime backcountry enthusiast Roger Strong of the PNW was caught in an avalanche, while his wife was pregnant with their daughter. This film looks to get into Roger’s mind, as he recovers physically and […]
Come out to the I Bar Ranch for the inaugural Gunny Grass Music Festival this Friday and Saturday. The idea of a bluegrass festival in Gunnison has been talked about for a long time, and it now coming to fruition. The I Bar Ranch is the perfect setting. It has on site camping, ample crowd […]
The Bendor Range was once the third richest gold mine in the world. Mike Hopkins, Matt Miles, and The North Face have struck gold there again. Big mountain biking is on a whole new level. Heli-biking anyone?
More McConkey Movie stoke! Here Shane briefly describes his wingsuiting experiences. Pre-order the movie here.
My first trip down the Axtel’s Pencil Chute ended in a decently scary sluff lesson that I was super fortunate to ski out of. It was a humbling reminder that the mountain is in charge out there. Footage from April 27, 2015. Pencil Sluff Lesson from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
Nevados de Chillan released this resort promo recently. It seemed like they were the only resort to get consistent snow in South America this summer. We were stoked to be down there, and if you are thinking about a South American adventure put this place on your hit list, summer or winter. Check out this […]
The Beans and Rice Freeride crew is back with more knee dropping, pow slashing, and sending in episode one of their new season, Nightmares to Dreams. Skiers: Jake Sakson, Luke Lubchenco, Morgan Boyles Location: The Stash Episode 1/2 (2014) – Nightmares to Dreams from BeansandRiceFreeride on Vimeo.
Fourteen year old Jackson native Daniel Tisi crushed his breakout segment for Teton Gravity Research’s latest movie, Way of Life. This edit, which consists of TGR footage, was put together by Daniel’s brother Jackson of Two Five Productions.
Highlights from the skiing side of things at the first Freeride World Tour stop in Chamonix. SKI HIghlights from FWT15 Chamonix Mont-Blanc by FreerideWorldTourTV