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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.
Sportgevity takes a second to talk about when to “give ‘er.” It’s not just some decision you make at a single point. It’s something you decide over time after examining numerous factors and observations. Grant Statham on when to “give-er” from Sportgevity on Vimeo.
Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24. Moonlight Basin pulled out the red carpet for the athletes as the athletes showcased the great terrain Moonlight Basin has to offer in the “Headwaters.” Kyle […]
We Are the Faction Collective just dropped a banger park edit. The second episode of season three takes you to the Summit County parks in nearby Breckenridge and Keystone. Awesome Naughty by Nature sound track, too. Enjoy!
Crested Butte native Randy Evans and the boys from Bomb Snow are set to have another good year up in Montana. They made this teaser to show you what they’re all about. From Montana to British Colombia to Alaska, these boys tear it up. Check it out.
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, […]
Amidst a banner year, Crested Butte delivered one of the most action-packed series of competitions over the last four days. The Big Hourglass venue was used for the finals of the 4-star FWQ event for just the 5th time in the storied 23-year history of the “Extremes” (as it’s been called around here). Local heroes […]
Jeff Brines is a financial analyst in Jackson Hole, WY and runs Earlyups.com in his spare time. Outside of that, in the other hours, so to speak, Jeff has as much fun as possible riding bikes, skiing pow, and hanging with his dog, Tucker. This is a great edit that will keep you stoked on […]
The folks at Gunnison-Crested Butte put together an awesome little promo on mountain biking in both Crested Butte and Gunnison. It features some spectacular shots.
The 2016 Season edit from Crested Butte’s own Francesca Pavillard Cain. As always, we cant wait to watch her ski this year. 2016 Season Edit from Francesca Pavillard-Cain on Vimeo.
As most people in the community know, the West Elk Project’s own Ed Dujardin broke his femur in a scary crash competing at the Freeride World Qualifier 4-star event at Crystal Mountain, Washington in March, 2016. It was a long road to recovery, and Ed didn’t hold back. You could even say he is skiing […]