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.
As most people in the community know, the West Elk Project’s own Ed Dujardin broke his femur in a scary crash competing at the Freeride World Qualifier 4-star event at Crystal Mountain, Washington in March, 2016. It was a long road to recovery, and Ed didn’t hold back. You could even say he is skiing […]
Here’s a quick little edit from the Non-Native boys just having a good old time. Jimbo Webb and Patrick Sullivan love a good time, and it shows.
Today, the 2 Star Freeride World Qualifier, originally scheduled for the end of the month, was postponed until Wednesday, March 18th, where it will run as a one day event preceding the FWQ 4 Star. The snow situation at Crested Butte Mountain Resort is getting very bleak. On the High Lift, everything but Teocalli Bowl is […]
The Crested Butte Bike Week, sponsored by Oskar Blues Brewing, will be here before you know it. From the 25th to the 28th of June you can be apart of all kinds of mountain biking activities. Check out the schedule below: Thursday, June 25: – Griggs Orthopedics’ is offering mountain biking clinics for all levels of […]
Words by the National Parks Conservation Association- For nearly a century, park rangers have dedicated their lives to America’s greatest places and the people who visit them–but when Congress closed the national parks, angry visitors criticized the Park Service for keeping people out. In this short video, park rangers share their personal views and offer a […]
Crested Butte Avalanche Forecaster Ian Havlick gives tests and photo observations from numerous spots. Tests conducted on 1/2/15.
Former CB residents Pip Hunt and Lexi DuPont joined Amy Engerbretson and Stellar Media on a sweet trip to Hokkaido, Japan last winter. Watch them get the goods and get stoked for winter! Life Beyond Walls: Japan from smith optics on Vimeo.
Yesterday at Crested Butte Mountain Resort the lifts were spinning and the boys ‘n girls were pinning! It was a great turnout of men, women, boys and girls all embracing lift-access mountain biking in their National Forrest. From stryders and hardtails to the freshest new downhill rigs and everything in between, there was certainly trail […]
Pretty Faces: The Story of a Skier Girl made it’s world debut to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd at the Boulder Theater. It was in fact so crowded that I ended up sharing a seat. The excitement was different not simply because it was an all female film, but that it was a film […]
A group of Buttian kids built a sweet pump track for an afternoon in the sun, and their friend Marko Alling droned the affair. Nice work guys! Ballin in the Backyard from Marko Alling on Vimeo.