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.
In anticipation for the Wildflower Downhill Race next week, check out this video from a rider competing in category two at last year’s race.
The third installment Bluegrass in Paradise comes the the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area July 14th. Drew Emmit hosts the following bands. Saturday July 14th Spring Creek Harpeth Rising The Greencards Blue Highway Dave Grissman Bluegrass Experience Sunday July 15th The Blue Canyon Boys Kendra and Amanda Smith Band The Infamous Stringdusters Drew Emmit […]
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 race is on and the suffering has begun. The top 10 riders have completed over 1,000 miles in only 5 days. Check the LIVE Tracker site for updates. http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard Look for the following CB and Gunnison riders on the leaderboard. Josh Shifferly Jarral Ryter Eszter Horyani Check out this video of the Gunnison Valley […]
Check out this video from the folks at Live Unbound. It’s similar to the people are awesome movies. Just some inspirational clips on people pursuing their dreams and living their lives to the fullest. Awesome visual effects and the athletes are unreal. Check out their facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/LiveUnbound
Happy humpday! Here’s a classic from last years strider race during the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stop here in Crested Butte. Bailing sometimes has higher consequences. I think I’ve only seen roller blade videos where someone crashes.
Photo: Trent Bona | Born and raised in Vermont, Tom Runcie moved to Crested Butte from Las Vegas in 2008. Runcie attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where, working ski patrol (yes Dartmouth has it’s own ski hill), he met his wife, Laurel. Runcie is part of strong contingent of east coast skiers who moved to […]
photo: www.oldschoolskateboarding.net Like TED Talks? Then check out this recent Ted Talk given by skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen titled “How Content Shapes Context.” For those who don’t know, Rodney Mullen is the godfather of street skateboarding. He absolutely dominated the street scene, both in freestyle competition and in film for over a decade. During the […]
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 […]
Locals Kate Orr, Geoff Oros, Chris Segal and Jon Larason were out on Blue Mesa last July shredding inland surf. Just shows there is so much to do in the West Elk’s. Enjoy their quick edit.