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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.
One of the many zones that make Whistler Blackcomb so badass is Spanky’s Ladder on Blackcomb. Here, local Stan Rey shows us that even on a “low” snow year, Blackcomb has the goods.
The 2014 ski season came to a close at Crested Butte Mountain Resort with the annual Pond Skim/Slush Huck. Lydia Stern was there to capture the action. Check out the full gallery here, with photos available for purchase. You can find the highlight video here.
The Crested Butte Chainless is coming up. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be publishing videos of the race from the past few years. Here’s a video of last year’s Chainless. Rumors of an unofficial chainless are circulating due to constrictions on the event this year. We shall see.
The northern hemisphere competition season got under way this weekend in Zurich, Switzerland. On the ski side, Henrik Harlaut continued his impressive competition run by laying down a smooth nose butter double cork 1080 to take first place. Canadian Antoine Truchon took first for the snowboarders by stomping a double cork 1440. Ski Finals Snowboard Finals
Check out this press release from the Gravity Ranch, the action sports facility to be constructed across Highway 135 from CB South. We covered the first announcement of the facility here on West Elk Project, when it was originally known as the Airport. Now, fundraising efforts are rolling along, the right land has been found, and […]
The Non Native crew has been making the most of a pretty poor season here in Crested Butte. Check out what they put together in their backyard. Big props to Pat Sullivan, who made the park happen.
We’ve been posting Blake Wilson’s POV edits from Alta all winter and he just topped his last one with a sick double back flip, a corked 10, more sick combos, and it’s only 1:26 long. It’s going to go down at Franks at Alta Ski Area this weekend, Blake is the defending champ!
Aaron Blunck just laid down his best competitive pipe run earlier today at the Park City US Grand Prix taking 1st with a 94.20! His cleanliness on his landings and grabs kept him above the rest of the field leading Benoit Valentin and Kevin Rolland in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Check out the run below. […]
Check it out! Mt. Crested Butte will be the finish for stage two from Aspen with McClure and Kebler passes included in the route. Gunnison will play the start to stage 3 as the route ascends Monarch Pass, goes down to Salida, and returns to Monarch Mountain. With two stages so close, there will be plenty of opportunities […]
The High Country Citizens’ Alliance is showing the 9th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts this Friday, December 13th. Celebrating the “human-powered” backcountry experience through film, the Backcountry Film Festival simultaneously entertains and raises funds and awareness for Winter Wildlands Alliance and like-minded local partners like […]