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.
Winter in the West Elk’s ended with a whimper. Not so up in Montana, where the Bridger Brigade took advantage of 20 inches of fresh, laying down lines that make us salivate. After some impressive skiing, they ended the season the way we all do, with one pieces and beer. SKEASTER SUNDAY – 4/8/2012 from […]
“He was kind, had a big heart, a loyal friend, respectful, sensitive and compassionate. He was non-judgmental, a free spirit and lived to the beat of his own drum. He lived his life his way and to the fullest.” – from Jeremy’s obituary in the New Haven Register on April 4th, 2012. Read the full […]
This March was one of the warmest Marches on record for Crested Butte. At least we weren’t alone. So much for miracle March. In good news, we finally got some precipitation in the form of rain. We need more or we’re in serious trouble this summer.
Photos and text by Nick Matisse After spending a day around camp with zero visibility, the weather popped and we woke to bluebird skies and little wind. All lines shown are accessed from the Worthington glacier. Despite warm weather at the parking lot, above 3000 ft the snow was dry, soft, and supportive on northerly […]
Last weekend, Matt Evans and the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went to Snowbird to compete in the Junior Freeskiing Nationals. Day one of the 15-18 boys was postponed because it snowed 15 inches overnight! Matt made an edit of that pow day and his competition runs that won him 10th place and the Free […]
Hannah Watt-Sax Earns 3rd in Open Women Skiercross, Brooks Hudson takes 2nd in 8-9 Boys Skiercross. Crested Butte athletes are at it again. USASA Nationals just finished today at Copper, CO. On Sunday, 15 year-old Aaron Blunck won the Open Men’s Halfpipe. Aaron outperformed a super stacked and generally older field earning himself a $1000 […]
Grand Junction based-athlete and Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center participant, Chris Jefferson, successfully crossed the Slush Huck Pond Skim on a monoski last Saturday in front of an ecstatic crowd. The biggest cheers of the afternoon came for Jefferson, a paratrooper veteran. Left is a composite photograph and below is his POV of the skim. Hell yeah from the […]
Matt Evans Wins Overall Free Mountain Award, Brittany Barefield Takes 3rd Place This weekend the Crested Butte Mountain Sports team travelled to Snowbird, Utah to compete in the final stop of the Junior Freeskiing Tour. Coming off multiple podiums only four days earlier in Taos, expectations were high. The Junior Freeskiing Championships at Snowbird draws […]
The weather this Saturday was absolutely perfect for CBMR’s annual Slush Huck Pond Skim festivities. But just because the sun was out didn’t mean the water wasn’t still freezing cold! When the wakes and waves had settled the defending world champ Gabe Martin had been knocked from his throne by CBMR Ski School’s own Gregory […]
The Jon Olsson Invitational Big Air is happening now. This happened in qualifiers. Check more out at the JOI at www.joinvitational.com