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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.
Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Canada Here is a great edit on how the Canadians enjoy avalanche control. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, this Friday December 14th. Door open at 5:00pm.
World Wingsuit Champion Espen Fadnes has become the face of wingsuiting today. Check out this short film where he explains his transition to the life of a professional wingsuit flyer, as well as where he thinks the sport is headed. Directed by This is It
Alta had it’s first series of closing weekends last Sunday and Frank’s went off. If you don’t know what Frank’s is, think a stunt show combined with classic 80’s and 90’s flare and the Little Cottonwood Canyon’s best local skiers throwing down for your spectating pleasure. The results are fantastic so check out the highlight […]
Well, this video is awesome. Locals took flight off the peak of Mt. Crested Butte through the Terminal Triangle on the south face of Mt. Crested Butte. There are a couple of barrel rolls as they head back around towards the west facing Terminator Chutes. Enjoy this 1 minute clip! Upon further review, some people are […]
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 […]
Big mountains produce big avalanches. Check out this one from Tilicho Lake in Nepal. This one easily crosses the large lake and up the other side of the valley.
Take a look at this video taken yesterday up on Peeler Peak in the Oh-Be-Joyful Basin. A shallow 8″-1′ deep persistent slab broke off on some surface hoar on a N-NE slope near treeline. It puts the January snowpack in perspective. Thanks, CBAC!
Well, now we know who put those sweet tracks in Fredo’s! This is a great, little edit from Drew Petersen shredding after our surprise 8″ last week. Nice work, dude! Back at the Butte from Drew Petersen on Vimeo.
This footage from the Butte in 1990 is priceless and gnarly. Comp footage (along with one of the lamest hippie songs) starts at 4:20.
Fabian Kluhs and the Shizofanatic crew absolutely throw down on snowbikes (the bikes with skis, not fat bikes). This is a ten minute edit on snow biking, it’s inability to pick up steam, and a passionate group of dudes willing to push it. If you want to skip the intro, scroll to 2:20.