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.
photo: http://nineknightsmtb.com/ The 2012 Nine Knights went down. The video is filthy. Awards: Ruler of the Week: Anthon Thelander (SWE) Trick of the Week: Shervy Pasamonte (SPA) Best Trick on Contest Day: Yannick Graniere Best Line Contest Day: Martin Soderstrom Highest Hip Air: Kurt Sorge (CAN), Andi Wittman (GER) Best Whip: Louis Reboul (FRA) Contour Relay […]
Highlights from the first two days of the K2 Chill Series at Mt. Olympus in New Zealand. Kiwis are accustomed to rowdy skiing in sketchy conditions. And they talk funny. Comp skiing is about showing your best stuff in all conditions. These guys throw down.
Crashes at Cardrona. NZ Open tomorrow. After a disappointing result at the World Cup at Cardrona Resort, Aaron Blunck is at it again, this time at the North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand. New Zealand’s biggest freeskiing event kicks off tomorrow, where Blunck is competing in slopestyle as well as halfpipe (his primary […]
Photo: www.powdermag.com Our friends over at Dubsatch Collective dropped the trailer for their short film called “Baker.” These boys know what they are doing, on the hill and in the editing room. Check out their website: http://dubsatch.com/ Also, watch for them in the big ski movies this fall. Keep it coming gentlemen. ‘Baker’ Trailer from Dubsatch […]
The search for better snow brought us south to Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Bound eventually for Bariloche, we found ourselves making a mid-way stop deep in volcanic mountains. A warm welcome at the end of a poorly maintained dirt road reminded us of our own mountain town. Words and Photos: Randy Evans At the base of […]
Plans are in the works for the construction of an action sports facility in Crested Butte South. We caught up with Doug Hudson, the man spearheading the project to hear more. West Elk Project: What’s the plan for the facility? What features will you include? Doug Hudson: The Crested Butte Air Port will be a […]
Coming out of nowhere to win in the last 300 meters of the uphill finish in Mt. Crested Butte, Tejay Van Garderen won Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The 24 year-old Boulder resident (originally from Bozeman, MT) was able to build off a strong effort by his BMC Racing teammates and […]
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be back in Crested Butte Tuesday August 21. There are events and activites planned the day before and day of race. Check them out below. Monday August 20th New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat comes to CB for the Crested Butte Last Sprint Block Party in the historic downtown […]
Just 11 days ago Mitch Evans arrived in Chile with two of his sons, Randy and Matt. If you were with us at the end of last ski season, you know Randy and Matt throw down (Check our write-up of the FWTQ at Moonlight Basin and the Junior Event at Taos). They were just lucky […]
image: Elevated Image Photography In collaboration with Shreddy Times, the 91 Octane crew released the trailer for their upcoming webisode series. The crew consists of high profile Tahoe skiers including J.T. Holmes, Tim Dutton, Cody Townsend, and Mat Jackson, with editing by Conor Toumarkine. It has nothing to do with our region, but this series […]