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.
Early season fun in the sun, West Elk style Yesterday was a great day to do anything outside, especially to ride a bike. I followed a crew of CB’s finest ski and bike mechanics down to Hartman Rocks for some fun in the sun, and dust. The trails are in great shape and the temps […]
The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8,000 feet elevation gain in the pristine West Elk backcountry wilderness. This review is to help shed […]
Check Canadian freeskier chick Tatum Monod stomp a double back in Retallack, BC. This is super impressive. Talk about pushing it. Check out Tatums’ website here: tatummonod.com
I’ll admit it, it’s the end of March and I’m thinking about fishing, boating, sand and river beers watching pretty girls in sundresses. Sure, there’s still spring skiing to be had, but with recent events, the consensus around the West Elks seems to be a pretty unanimous ‘better luck next year, let’s go biking’. With […]
Colorado Freeskier shop employees Polly McGrane, Ned Tomlinson, and Grant Spear shredding Crested Butte’s Park on a sunny day in March. They shred! And maybe they should get a tripod. Get out there and enjoy the slush, everyone! CFS Lunchbreak Park Shred from Colorado Freeskier on Vimeo. ColoradoFreeskier.com has sick deals going on right […]
The 2012 US Pro Cycling Challenge is set to takeover the mountains of Colorado in 7 stages, August 20-26. We knew the host cities, now we know the specifics of the race. Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte will host the finish of Stage 2. Gunnison will host the start of Stage 3. Where are you going […]
Last summer, Ray Harter spent some time exploring the PNW with bikes in his truck and fun on his mind. This trail is on Raven’s Ridge in the Tillamook forest. Ray currently lives in Denver after living in the Crested Butte area for a few years, we can’t wait to see what comes next. This […]
Check out Matt Evans’ finals run and Nolan Blunck’s Run 1 POV footage from Taos JETA 2012. Matt finished in 3rd place and Nolan finished in 16th. Matt Evans 3rd Place Taos JETA 2012 from West Elk Project on Vimeo. Nolan Blunck Taos JETA 2012 from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
Slush, sun, and speed in Crested Butte If there is one thing the laid back Crested Butte way of life can provide during a less than mediocre winter season its the ability to make lemonade out of very slushy, warm lemons. Thats exactly what around 20 Buttians set out to do last Saturday at Crested […]
Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national IFSA junior event. After the Junior Freeskiing Tour event was cancelled at Crested Butte, a […]