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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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Francesca Pavillard Cain 2015 Winter Edit

Posted  August 6, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Francesca Pavillard Cain dropped her season edit.  The Crested Butte native and Western grad has turned into a force on the Freeride World Tour.  Looking forward to watching her next season! season edit from Francesca Pavillard-Cain on Vimeo.

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Francesca Pavillard Cain’s Blog: Redemption in Austria

Posted  February 6, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

We’re so stoked Francesca took 2nd at the FWT stop at Fieberbrunn-Kappl.  Read her blog below and visit it for more photos. After a pretty epic tomahawk in Chamonix I was looking for some redemption in Fieberbrunn. Check out my run: Austrian’s reflect their love for skiing throughout the whole country. There is no doubt that […]

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Rod Dickinson with Crested Butte and Whetstone way down valley.
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November 10th Photo Gallery

Posted  November 12, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Without any fresh snow for a few days, the crew took some snowmobiles out on an early season expedition to Treasury and Paradise Basin.  Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Eliot Rosenberg , Brett Conover and Will Dujardin found some safe and fun high alpine lines with soft snow.  Enjoy this little photo gallery from […]

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Léo Taillefer Has ANOTHER GoPro Line of the Winter

Posted  May 9, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

We shared Léo Tailefer’s last GoPro Line of the Winter entry and it was so awesome the rest of the internet did, too. This one showcases so even more impressive skiing and he caps it off with a huge 3 amidst some melting out couloirs. Watch out for more from Léo Taillefer.

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West Elk Project goes to Aspen for the Meeting 8

Posted  October 3, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

In our never-ending quest to turn everyone into ski bums and mountain athletes, we went to a little place called Aspen to attend the Meeting 8.  We went armed with business cards, notepads, and our camera to battle through ski and snowboard industry conferences, movie premieres, and their direct consequence, the punishment of our livers. […]

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Aaron Blunck Qualifies 1st, Finals Wednesday

Posted  February 20, 2018  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Crested Butte Olympian Aaron Blunck took 1st place in the Olympic Qualifier last night in PyeongChang, securing a spot in the 12 man final. “So unbelievable hyped to qualify for the finals at the Olympics…Gunna be a fun one,” Blunck wrote on his Instagram after the event. Coverage of the Halfpipe Final will begin on NBCOlympics.com […]

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CBMST Represents in the Top 10 at Grand Targhee

Posted  March 28, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Last week the CBMST took half the team to Grand Targhee, Wyoming for their last IFSA National before the North American Championships at Snowbird in April. Five freeride athletes and 3 U12s took on the awesome terrain off the Sacajawea lift amidst strong national competition from Little Cottonwood Canyon and Lake Tahoe. The Wydaho area […]

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Happy Birthday Jim Norm Jack

Posted  October 20, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

As you may know, Jim Jack passed away in an avalanche February 19, 2012 at Stevens Pass Washington. Jim was an friend to all in the freeskiing community. From ripping lines in Matchstick movies, to guiding young skiers like myself on the Freeskiing World Tour, Jim was an inspiration. Thanks Jim Norm Jack. We miss […]

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Storm Slednecking with CBGE

Posted  December 21, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

A quick, ridiculously deep snowmobile edit from Brett Conover during the storm a few days ago.  Saying it looks fun is an understatement. You might notice the logo for Crested Butte Gear Exchange right there at the beginning. Have you heard about them yet?  We’ll get some more info on the store’s grand opening soon, […]

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New Zealand Tourism Ad Appeals to Snow Addicts

Posted  August 1, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

The southern hemisphere may be calling you and New Zealand’s Southern Alps is the home to 2 ski towns, Wanaka and Queenstown, and 4 resorts, Cadrona, Coronet Peak, Treble Cone, and the Remarkables. Byron Wells, Janina Kuzma, and other seasoned, New Zealand pros and snow addicts get into just why the powder is so addicting […]

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