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.
Summer’s closed, fall has come and is almost gone, and winter fast approaches. As the leaves change, days get shorter, and temperatures fall its a perfect time to hone old skills and learn new tricks. The fall is a great season to train for the upcoming ski/snowboard season. ‘The Barn’ at Woodward at Copper is […]
Here’s some great mountain views for your Monday viewing pleasure. The Himalayas from 20,000 ft. from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo.
The Legs of Steel gang released the trailer for their fall feature, Passenger, and it looks nuts. You’ve gotten sneak peaks of the film that have gone viral. If those, and the trailer, are any indication, this one should be good.
A Frenchman attached a point of view camera to an eagle in Chamonix and sent it off to fly. The results are pretty cool. Makes you consider wingsuiting.
Winter 2011-2012 has been one to remember. Epic pow records? No. Unreal backcountry conditions? Definitely no. Instead, we’ve had a notably lamer snow year that has created a mediocre (at best) to extremely shaddy snowpack (most days). These less than ideal snow conditions have lead us all to the same skin tracks over and over. […]
Happy Birthday CR. You are an inspiration. We miss you everyday. CR Johnson, Seven Sunny Days, Matchstick Productions CR Johnson, John Spriggs, Tanner Hall, Every Day’s a Saturday
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 26 of 30. Big Air on Elk is the annual big air competition on Elk Avenue. […]
By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating their 20th anniversary with this year’s release of their newest ski movie “Super Heroes of […]
Mikey has dropped some time lapses before, and they are awesome. The one from this summer is even better. Take a couple minutes to watch this edit! It will make you happy. TimeLapse Edit from Crested Butte from Mike Curran on Vimeo.
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