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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.
Guess what? Here is another rad edit from Alta, this time with Leo Ahrens. The Wildcat chairlift might be a slow double, but the terrain over there is playful and offers a lot of potential creativity. This edit has some added sound effects that make it unique and all-around-fantastic. Now, who’s next over there at […]
Chumba Cycles put together this little interview with Crested Butte’s own Neil Beltchenko as he embarked on the Tour Divide Race. For those that don’t know, Neil took third place. There is a little happy hour welcoming party at the Brick Oven on Tuesday. Neil’s Tour Divide: Motivation. Plan. Goals. from Chumba USA on Vimeo.
Teton Brown has been coming up strong in the recent years with standout freeride competition performances and great edits. This year’s edit rules with creative drone footy and massive backflips. Thanks for crushing it, Teton!! Tristan “Teton” Brown Season Edit 2k16 from Tristan Teton Brown on Vimeo.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort hosted the first regional competition of the 2014 season in the IFSA Central Region this past weekend. Freeride teams from around Colorado and New Mexico travelled to Crested Butte to take on the famed steeps and take advantage of a well-timed storm that brought almost 30″ just before competitors arrived. The […]
If you’re craving real snow on good terrain, you should probably head north. Resorts from BC to Montana are forecasting big storms, on top of excellent base totals. Fortunately for CBMR passholders, the Powder Alliance offers three free days of skiing at a handful of resorts that are having fantastic starts to winter. In addition, these resorts […]
Introducing the new West Elk Project community video profiles presented by Turner Toyota of Montrose. These videos will introduce a new individual or company from the Gunnison valley every few weeks and follow a quick day in their life. Week 2: Crested Butte Nordic Center: The Crested Butte Nordic Center is a full-service cross-country ski center […]
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GoPro’s latest promo, Alaskan Airdrop, is super impressive and creative. Nice work by Xavier De Le Rue, Ralph Backstrom, Sam Anthamatten, and everyone else involved.
The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team is on the podium hunt at freeride events amidst a busy few weeks coming off of two consecutive double-event weekends in Taos, New Mexico and Winter Park, Colorado with an event here at home in Crested Butte this coming up this weekend! Above photo: Brooks Hudson and Gus Bullock on […]
Romain Marandet, with help from the EnchoRage crew, has successfully jumped the Tour de France. Awesome stuff.