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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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 […]

Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium. ARTICLES

Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Grizzly Bear Charges Mountain Biker POV

Posted  November 18, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

When we see things like this on the internet, we have to share them.  This video was taken back in August up in Jasper, Alberta, when two mountain bikers got a little too close to a grizzly bear momma and her cub. Rider 1’s straight-down approach to running away is commendable and occurs by :45 in […]

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WSCU Rail Jam and BC Adventure

Posted  February 21, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports put on an awesome rail jam, from which the winners earned themselves a trip to the CB backcountry on a sled from Red Bull.   Western Campus Rail Jam and Crested Butte BC from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.

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Vanessa Aadland’s Edit from India and Nepal

Posted  April 19, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Our friend Vanessa Aadland recently returned from the other side of the world.  What began as a ski trip with the Soul Ryders crew became a solo cultural exploration through India and Nepal.   Her edit from the trip is mostly comprised of lifestyle shots, with no skiing until about four minutes in.  Aadland recalls, “It […]

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Crystal 4* FWQ BLOG and VIDEO from Rob Vandervoort

Posted  March 24, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

The FWQ 4-star event Crystal went down last week with Crested Butte’s own Mark Mikos and Ashley Bembenek winning the Men Ski and Women Ski titles!  Rob Vandervoort was there laying it down on his snowboard and was able to take 7th.  Our own Ed Dujardin went down hard with a broken femur but is […]

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TGR “Tight Loose” Opens up Trailer Season

Posted  July 26, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

Teton Gravity Research dropped the first trailer for this year’s TGR film, “Tight Loose”.  It celebrates what you’ve come to expect from TGR, full of sick skiing/riding and goofy antics.  120 days till the lifts start spinning for winter at CBMR!

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Whistler: 210 Centimeters and Counting [video]

Posted  November 5, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

We in Colorado may have just had our first real snow, and some lifts are spinning.  Whistler, however, is winning.  They’ve received over 210 centimeters already.  That is close to our 2012 total.  Yes we’re jealous.

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Sean Pettit: Remember to Fly

Posted  February 5, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Fellow PBP athlete Leigh Powis got a hold of Sean Pettit’s 2013 footage from filming with Poor Boyz Productions and created this edit.  One thing is clear.  Sean Pettit is a filthy skier. REMEMBER TO FLY from SUPER PROOF on Vimeo.

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Freeride World Tour Fieberbrunn Replay

Posted  March 16, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Fieberbrunn stop of the Freeride World Tour took place this Saturday morning from Austria.  A decent amount of snow finally made the venue rideable, and competitors who can ski firm conditions were rewarded.  Congrats to everyone who took part.  Final stop takes place in Verbier! Final results Ski Men: 1. Silas Chickering-Ayers USA 2. […]

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2013 Gunnison River Festival Schedule

Posted  June 13, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Gunnison-Crested Butte The Gunnison River Festival is back to kick off summer here in the Gunnison Valley.  The five day event is a celebration, as well as education, of the Gunnison River Basin and all that it has to offer.  As we know, this spring’s healthy snowfall has dramatically restored water totals to somewhat […]

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CBMST Romps at Taos and Winter Park Freeride Events

Posted  March 2, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team is on the podium hunt at freeride events amidst a busy few weeks coming off of two consecutive double-event weekends in Taos, New Mexico and Winter Park, Colorado with an event here at home in Crested Butte this coming up this weekend! Above photo: Brooks Hudson and Gus Bullock on […]

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