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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 filming for the Fourth Phase in Valdez, Travis Rice got swept up in an avalanche over some heavy terrain.
Alberta native Carter McMillan had a banger 2016, which included winning the 4* FWQ at Kicking Horse, and the One of Those Days contest, which earned him a trip to France to shred with Candide Thovex. Carter McMillan 2K16 from Carter McMillan on Vimeo.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort has announced that the North Face Lift will open tomorrow! Currently, CBMR is reporting a 44″ base, with 107″ of snow so far this season. With nothing but snow in the forecast, it’s a good time to be skiing Crested Butte. Big thanks to Ski Patrol for all their hard work.
Aspen local Colter Hinchliffe with a quick reminder of why spring in the Elk Mountains is special. 2 Mins from 2 Days in Aspen with Vital Films from Colter Hinchliffe on Vimeo.
Connery Lundin had a productive season, which included getting to film for Powder’s Monumental series, and for MSP’s Ruin & Rose. Check out his season edit. Connery Lundin – twenty16 from Connery Lundin on Vimeo.
A crew of Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports athletes went up to British Columbia to start the Freeride World Qualifier competition circuit. They went to Whitewater, before heading to the competition at Revelstoke. Junior Zach Bare took second on the snowboard side, while freshman Grifen Moller took second on the ski side of things. […]
A crew of junior freeride athletes had their first IFSA big mountain competition of this snowy season at Snowbird, Utah this past weekend and they put in some serious work. Local shredder Brooks Hudson made the trip as well as 5 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team athletes including Avery Bernholtz, Ella Haverkampf, Carson Hildebrandt, Holden […]
Years of hard work and perseverance paid off last night, and Aaron Blunck is now an X Games champion. In a night filled with crashes on a super icy and wild pipe, Aaron laid down a clean run with his signature technicality that landed him on top of the podium. Congrats Aaron! CB is proud.
Crested Butte native Caleb Mullen recently celebrated his 40th birthday. Instead of throwing a BBQ, Caleb was at the 4* Freeride World Qualifier at Revelstoke. In this great video, he talks about why he still does it. Caleb currently resides in Sandpoint, Idaho, with his wife and son.
The crew at Telluride Helitrax did some avalanche mitigation above Telluride on Ajax Mountain, and got a pretty spectacular slide to go. Ajax from Caldera Creative on Vimeo.