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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.
Everyone was getting after it last weekend and plenty of people called in sick or got unexcused absences at school. But, hey, when it snows 45″ over 7 days that’s going to happen. For some people, like CBMST Freeride Coach Will Dujardin, the weekend starts on Monday and that’s just mighty convenient. Enjoy these shots […]
Supposedly the Tahoe area just got snow, and man, do they need it. But hey, at least when you don’t have snow you still have tons of fun, right?! Example A: Xander Guldman. This IFSA Junior athlete from Sugar Bowl Freeride is the top American going in to the North American championships this week at Grand […]
Ed Dujardin has taken a leave of absence from the Crested Butte community this summer on a magnificent journey to South America. While this legendary babysitter and waitron at the Secret Stash will be missed until his return at the end of September, you can be step by step with him and vicariously live through […]
Bruce Tremper is the director of the Utah Avalanche Center and author of Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. Having studied the subject for over thirty years, he is regarded as one of the highest authorities of avalanches. Here is a four and a half minute interview where he shares some thoughts. A Question of Risk […]
Randy Evans and the Bridger Brigade are killing it this year. Keep it up boys!!! Words by BombSnow.com: The Bomb Snow Brigade sent it up North to Revelstoke, British Columbia for the month of January to chase deep pow and explore new zones. Upon arrival, 40-60 + cm of fresh made for unbelievable shredding. Stop […]
The West Elk Project boys got their first big snow storm last week at Nevados de Chillan. Between two to three feet of snow fell and set up pretty fast to create some smooth and stable conditions. Nevados de Chillan and it’s lift accessed backcountry has some pretty amazing terrain. Despite very little snow in […]
Team Europe, led by Kaj Zackrisson, took a commanding 11-5 lead over Team Americas, led by Cody Townsend, in the big mountain competition. This venue is sickening! Check out the “Zermatt AAA Episode 2” edit covering the highlights of the action. We will post the detailed results when they are available, you can check out […]
On Saturday and Sunday last weekend, college teams from around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains gathered at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to race XC, Short-track XC, Dual Slalom, and Downhill. When a collegiate race coincides with the infamous harvest festival of Vinotok, you might as well name it the Pagan Pedal. Western, a Division 2 […]
This late season snow has been phenomenal for Colorado. It has returned our water levels to somewhat normal levels. And the skiing isnt to shabby either. Here, CB local Nicholas Harper Johnston takes advantage of seventeen new inches on 17 glade on closing day at Copper Mountain.
Winter is fast approaching in New Zealand. It has already snowed at higher elevations. Sam Lee (see Blade Nation) knows the importance of being ready. And he is very, very, serious.