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.
Below are most of the podium runs from today’s Andorra FWT. We are still tracking down a couple, so your patience is appreciated. 1st Male Ski: Drew Tabke 2nd Male Ski: Kristopher Turdell 3rd Male Ski: Aymar Navarro 1st Female Ski: Arianna Tricomi 2nd Female Ski: Jackie Paaso 3rd Female Ski: Kylie Sivell 1st Male […]
The first stop of the Freeride World Tour went off in Andorra today, after the Chamonix comp was cancelled due to conditions. Crested Butte local Mark Mikos took 12th in his first event (Mark’s run occurs at 1:10:45). “On a day filled with 3 venue switches, unknown snow conditions, guides sluffing out line after line, […]
The Alley Loop, a quintessential Crested Butte event, is this Saturday. Alley Loop Promo from Bona Productions on Vimeo.
Scot Chrisman put together a great edit with CJ Conway featuring some awesome shredding at our very own Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Some locals of the likes of Will Dujardin, Tyler Patterson, and some CBMST freeride athletes also got down with the shred. If you aren’t sure what Ski-Nanigans are yet, well, sit back and enjoy. We look […]
The Fat Bike World Championships returned to CB for four days of shenanigans. The weekend consisted of a Fun Race, a Demo Day, the Worlds Race, and a Downhill day at CBMR.
Matchstick Productions put together a “Greatest Ski Crashes Ever” reel. It’s pretty impressive.
The crew at Telluride Helitrax did some avalanche mitigation above Telluride on Ajax Mountain, and got a pretty spectacular slide to go. Ajax from Caldera Creative on Vimeo.
Crested Butte native Caleb Mullen recently celebrated his 40th birthday. Instead of throwing a BBQ, Caleb was at the 4* Freeride World Qualifier at Revelstoke. In this great video, he talks about why he still does it. Caleb currently resides in Sandpoint, Idaho, with his wife and son.
Years of hard work and perseverance paid off last night, and Aaron Blunck is now an X Games champion. In a night filled with crashes on a super icy and wild pipe, Aaron laid down a clean run with his signature technicality that landed him on top of the podium. Congrats Aaron! CB is proud.
A crew of junior freeride athletes had their first IFSA big mountain competition of this snowy season at Snowbird, Utah this past weekend and they put in some serious work. Local shredder Brooks Hudson made the trip as well as 5 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team athletes including Avery Bernholtz, Ella Haverkampf, Carson Hildebrandt, Holden […]