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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.
May 29 – Despite it being the dry season in Cusco, we woke to a rainy morning for our train to the town of Machu Picchu. The three hour train ride was pleasantly uneventful, as Amaury and I had explored Cusco a little too late for a 5am wakeup. We joined the hoard of tourists on the bus […]
Salomon drew their sponsored riders’ names from a hat and asked them if they wanted to drop everything and go to Japan for a big storm. Chris Rubens, Tristan Knoertzer, and Stan Rey got the call and went. Seems like the right move.
Will Dujardin put together his POV footage from this summer’s Chile trip. It’s a quick 2-minute edit featuring skiing from Nevados de Chillan and a last shot from El Colorado. While most of South America had mediocre conditions, Nevados was able to do quite well. You can check out the brothers’ blog post from August […]
Check out the final 10 minute short on Tom Runcie’s trip to Chamonix to ski and climb in Chamonix with Glen Plake as a member of the Julbo Eyewear team. You can read Tom’s account here. The idea of the Julbo Glen University Session was to give two up-and- coming ski mountaineers from the US […]
Make sure you check out the 2nd stop of this year Street League DC Pro Tour tonight live at 7:30 MST on ESPN 2. Tonight’s event is happening in Ontario, California. Stop 1 in Kansas City was won by 17 year old phenom Nyjah Huston, followed by Bastien Salabanzi and Chaz Ortiz. In it’s third year, Street […]
The FWT is taking advantage of good weather and good snow to restage the Hakuba event at Kicking Horse. Todays running order goes Male Snowboard, Male Ski, Female Ski, Female Snowboard.
The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District is holding an informational meeting about the Watershed Planning Process. The meeting is scheduled for November 13th, from 6:00-8:00 (Pizza at 5:30) at the Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center at 275 South Spruce Gunnison, Colorado. The public is encouraged to attend. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District from […]
Check out the trailer for Dubsatch Collective, “AK // Our Way”. These boys are taking over the ski world. They recently released their short film Baker, and have launched individually successful careers as well. Looking forward to this one. AK // Our Way from Dubsatch Collective on Vimeo.
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 […]
After a large avalanche suspended competition, the Fieberbrunn FWT stop resumed today at Vallnord Arclais for the men’s ski, men’s snowboard, and women’s snowboarding. Big congratulations to SLC ripper George Rodney for taking his first win (George took CB Sickbird last year). Next up, the invite only stop in Haines, Alaska. Ski Highlights Snowboard Highlights […]