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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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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Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Julien Lopez Caught in Massive Avalanche in FWT Competition VIDEO

Posted  February 3, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

This morning we woke up to some pretty incredible news that Julien Lopez had triggered an avalanche during his run at the second attempt at the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn (the women skiers skied earlier in the week, check out Francesca Pavillard-Cain’s 4th place run here). The previous venue had been scrapped due […]

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Sean Pettit: Japan Teaser

Posted  April 23, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Sean Pettit and the Super Proof crew have been traveling the globe chasing pow and filming for their fall project, The Masquerade. The is webisode one of a series that will give glimpses into the Sean’s winter.  Stay tuned for more, as rumor has it the Super Proof squad were in town in March filming out […]

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Elk Mountain Grand Traverse Project!

Posted  April 6, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8,000 feet elevation gain in the pristine West Elk backcountry wilderness. This review is to help shed […]

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2015 Top 10 Crashes

Posted  October 3, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The International Freeski Film Festival put out the ten best crashes from this year’s crop of movies.  Enjoy.

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Dubsatch: Hakuba

Posted  November 12, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Dubsatch boys have produced another awesome short.  This time, the boys go to Japan.  The alpine terrain in the second half is ridiculous.   Follow Dubsatch as they ski the deep powder and big lines of the Japanese Alps. Location: Hakuba, Nagano, Japan Filmed by: Nate Cahoon Edited by: Nate Cahoon, Sam Cohen Photography: […]

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Sleeper 8 Inches at CBMR

Posted  March 7, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Crested Butte woke up to an over performing storm that dropped eight inches and gave relief to what has been a dry month. Here’s a quick realtime recap of skiers Ed and Will Dujardin playing in the new snow. Sleeper 8 Inches from West Elk Project on Vimeo.

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Francesca Pavillard Cain: Prepping for FWT in Europe

Posted  January 16, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Francesca Pavillard Cain is in Europe prepping for the first female stop of the tour at Chamonix.  We’re excited for the Western State Colorado University athlete to throw down on the biggest stage in freeskiing.  This post comes from her blog. It was a long flight but pretty easy. Some how I got three seats to […]

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How to Be A Crested Buttian

Posted  December 30, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Gage Meredith, a local CBCS student and founder of Chair1Films, put together this NSMB-esque guide to how to live in Crested Butte titled, “How to Be a Crested Buttian”.  After all, you’re not really local if you don’t claim to be local, right?!

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Winter Kick Off Party at the Powerstop with Cold Smoke Splitboards

Posted  November 22, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Tonight, Friday, November 22nd at the Powerstop, Cold Smoke Splitboards is throwing down to help kick off the winter! There will be tons of prizes from Voile, Spark R&D, Glide On Wax, Grassroots Powsurfers, Kronicle Magazine, StokeLab, AIARE, Cold Smoke Splitboards, NeverSummer Industries and many more. The grand prize is going to be a brand […]

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Westward: KGB Productions

Posted  November 18, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

In their series Westward, KGB Productions tells the story of east coasters who moved west (in this case Jackson) for the mountains.  It is a theme we are familiar with, and KGB does a great job capturing it.  We’re playing catchup.  Here are the first three episodes, featuring Rob Lapier, Dan Durkin, and Lars Chickering […]

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