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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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SFS Snowbird Webcast Replay

Posted  February 11, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Here is the replay from the Subaru Freeride Series stop at Snowbird. Big congratulations to CB’s own Ashley Bembenek for taking top honors on the ladies side.

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Francesca Pavillard-Cain Checks in After Chamonix FWT

Posted  January 28, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Our friend Francesca took an unfortunate fall in her first ever FWT at Chamonix this last weekend.  No worries, though, she’s skiing pow in Switzerland getting ready for her next competition at Fieberbrunn in Austria this coming weekend.  Check out these snippets from her blog, make sure to visit it yourself for more photos. Words […]

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West Elk ripper Chris Jefferson makes it across on a monoski at the 2012 Pond Skim.
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Adaptive Athlete Sitskis the Pondskim

Posted  April 10, 2012  by  3. Trent Bona

Grand Junction based-athlete and Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center participant, Chris Jefferson, successfully crossed the Slush Huck Pond Skim on a monoski last Saturday in front of an ecstatic crowd. The biggest cheers of the afternoon came for Jefferson, a paratrooper veteran.  Left is a composite photograph and below is his POV of the skim. Hell yeah from the […]

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Enormous Glacial Collapse Caught on Film

Posted  February 2, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Check out this glacial collapse the size of Manhattan happen on film.  Despite the remote location of the event, the repercussions for this and events like this are global. This video is awe inspiring and scary. Trailer for Chasing Ice, the movie.

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Never-Never Land: Gary Pierson

Posted  February 3, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Gunnison Crested Butte is choosing some incredible people for their Never-Never Land series. This time, it’s Western State Colorado University Dean of Students Gary Pierson.  This man has been instrumental in developing Western into a place where students can pursue outdoor recreation while earning a college degree.  Look for him on the mountain, rocking the […]

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Baker: The Short Film by Dubsatch Collective

Posted  October 20, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Dubsatch Collective just dropped their “Baker” edit.  Watch it here.  It’s 5.5 minutes long and easily well worth it.  Mmmm…. Powder.  And fullscreen that! ‘BAKER’ from Dubsatch Collective on Vimeo. Check out Dubsatch’s Facebook page and give it a like if you haven’t already.  Great job, guys!

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Review: The Wallisch Project

Posted  September 4, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Tom Wallisch receives more publicity than any other skier out there.  He’s the only freeski athlete featured multiple times in one commercial break for different products on major networks.  His new nine minute short film, the Wallisch Project, is available on Itunes for $2.99.  Is he worth it? Totally. We at the West Elk Project […]

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NASA: 2015 Arctic Sea Ice Sets New Record Winter Low

Posted  March 20, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

“Barring any late season surges, we can now say that arctic sea ice reached it’s peak extent for this year’s freeze cycle on February 25th.  It’s the smallest maximum coverage since we began tracking the ice pack with satellites in 1979.” – NASA Goddard.  

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Grifen Moller Earns 8th at FWT Stop

Posted  February 7, 2018  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Western State Colorado University sophomore Grifen Moller earned himself an 8th place at the Freeride World Tour Hakuba stop, staged at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden BC. After two competitions, Moller is ranked 12th in the Overall Standings. Not too shabby for a 19 year old. A post shared by Grifen Moller (@stiff_grif) on […]

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Eliot Rosenberg’s Central States Cup Run and Crash on Captain Jack

Posted  June 30, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Captain Jack is the new DH course up at the Evolution Bike Park at CBMR and hosted the Central States Cup on Sunday. The trail looks rad and “is really awesome,” according to Eliot Rosenberg. “It’s a refreshing addition to the Evolution Bike Park,” he added, “with a lot of challenging sections and off-camber and tight […]

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