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.
Eric Freson joined a group of powder starved Crested Buttians for a week at British Columbia’s Meadow Lodge. It looks like they found what they were looking for.
As we finally see our first real storm cycles of the year, the backcountry is proving to be very active here in Crested Butte, and throughout the state. Two skiers were caught and injured in an avalanche on Mt. Schuylkill’s Birthday Bowl. Enormous props to Crested Butte Search and Rescue, who responded to the injured skiers, […]
Crested Butte Mountain Resort have announced that the High Lift will open tomorrow (Wednesday, February 20th), with access to both the Headwall and Teocalli Bowl. Big thanks to Crested Butte Ski Patrol and the packers for all their work in making it happen. Keep a cool head out there, people. It’s just getting good. Beacon […]
Crested Butte Olympian Aaron Blunck took 1st place in the Olympic Qualifier last night in PyeongChang, securing a spot in the 12 man final. “So unbelievable hyped to qualify for the finals at the Olympics…Gunna be a fun one,” Blunck wrote on his Instagram after the event. Coverage of the Halfpipe Final will begin on NBCOlympics.com […]
The High Lift opened, and Tucker Vollbrecht was there. Better late than never. Big ups, Crested Butte Ski Patrol. The sun was out and a t-bar opened. It was a good day. #highlift #finally #skiing #thisisfreeride #keepsnowing #qualitysucks #applesucks @k2skis @flylowgear @westernmountainsports @skicrestedbutte @westelkproject A post shared by Tucker Vollbrecht (@tuckerfreeski) on Feb 21, 2018 […]
As usual, the Crested Butte backcountry outperformed the resort. Peter Smith and Matt Clark got out to enjoy new snow and better coverage. Edit by Matt Clark. A post shared by Peter Smith (@scrippssmith) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:23pm PST
The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team started firing right out of the gate this competition season in the IFSA Junior Series with victories and strong results at Jackson Hole, Aspen, Winter Park, and Squaw Valley. Above Photo: Jon Clay Patterson and Carson Hildebrandt go 1-2 in the 15-18 Ski Men at the Squaw Valley National. […]
The FWT Andorra stop in Vallnord-Arcalís went off last night while we were sleeping. Kristofer Turdell (2:02:02) won it for ski men, Arianna Tricomi (1:33:50) won Ski women with a 360, Manuela Mandl (1:12:31) took the Snowboard women, and Sammy Luebke (00:35:07) came back into form winning the Snowboard Men. You can check out WSCU […]
In breaking news to today, CBMR and the other Triple Peaks resorts, Okemo and Mount Sunapee, have formed a partnership with the Epic Pass. The Vail Resorts-owned super pass includes 14 Vail Resorts-owned locations and a myriad of partnership resorts around the world. This specific partnership includes 7 days at CBMR for Epic Pass holders and […]
After a strong start to the season at places like Jackson Hole and Squaw Valley, the CBMST Freeride has kept the podiums in its sights with more top 10 results at A-Basin and Monarch regionals over the March 3-4 weekend and again at the Breckenridge National event this past weekend that replaced our snow-depleted venue […]