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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.
The folks at the Eleven Experience have put themselves in a perfect position to take advantage of all that Crested Butte has to offer. The luxurious Scarp Ridge Lodge is located in one of the oldest buildings in historic downtown Crested Butte. Their cat skiing operation up at Irwin receives the most snow in Colorado. […]
Want to watch some radness? Here are the FWT highlights from Chamonix. Congrats to Drew Tabke and Christine Hargin for taking first place in the Men and Women’s ski. Jonathan “Douds ” Charlet and Laura Dewey were your snowboard champions. Next stop at the end of February is at Kirkwood! For more info and results, […]
February was a snowy month, even by Pacific Northwest standards. Big snow equals big avalanches. Ahhh the power of nature.
We know the snow is low. A few light refreshers here and there have kept the resort skiing well. We just really need a storm! CBMST seniors Oz Scott and Peter Hunt are making the most of conditions at CBMR and finding as many trannies possible and literally making your dizzy with 360s. Excuse the […]
Check out this edit of TGR athlete Todd Ligare crushing. This is the footage that didnt make the new film, but it is sick nonetheless. Ligare, a big mountain vet, was on his game this year.
Owen Leeper takes some backcountry laps at Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Enjoy.
Jeremy McGee inspires us. Check out his TED talk describing his story preparing, climbing and skiing the Bloody Couloir by Mammoth Lakes, CA. Starting with a short introduction, this really gets into what it means to be determined and motivated to accomplish your goals, and most of all, to do what you love. Thanks to […]
Lindsey Vonn has had a rough go lately, where she’s dealt with gnarly crashes, injuries and Trump supporters. She put it all behind her with a big win today, that should boost her confidence going into the upcoming Olympic games. Your browser does not support iframes.
Take a look at this video taken yesterday up on Peeler Peak in the Oh-Be-Joyful Basin. A shallow 8″-1′ deep persistent slab broke off on some surface hoar on a N-NE slope near treeline. It puts the January snowpack in perspective. Thanks, CBAC!
A 28 year old Bozeman man died after a small avalanche carried him over a rock face on Beehive Peak in Montana. The victim and party had taken all of the appropriate precautions, but it still ended in fatality. According to the report, “They had done everything right. They had reduced their risk as small as […]