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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.
The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District is holding an informational meeting about the Watershed Planning Process. The meeting is scheduled for November 13th, from 6:00-8:00 (Pizza at 5:30) at the Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center at 275 South Spruce Gunnison, Colorado. The public is encouraged to attend. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District from […]
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.
Crested Butte Olympic hopeful Aaron Blunck made an enormous statement this Friday, taking second at the U.S. Grand Prix at Copper. Despite horrible weather conditions, Blunck’s put down a run that included a huge double cork 1260. Photo: Torin Yater-Wallace “I can’t believe it,” Blunck said of his podium. “I was just so happy to have […]
CBMR opens up their 4-part “Passion Within” series with Moose, a 1 year old avalanche dog with the Crested Butte Ski Patrol. Moose and his handler, Dustin, specialize in finding people who have been buried by an avalanche. Enjoy this quick 5-minute video and try to not want to get a dog. passion within: Moose from Crested […]
The moisture and colder temperatures have created ideal dirt conditions on our trails. Here, Eliot Rosenberg tests out his Rocky Mountain Slayer on the Upper Loop. Get out and ride!!
The FJWC, that’s the Freeride Junior World Championships, went down earlier this morning in Kappl, Austria. The local junior freeride scene was represented by CBMST athletes Jon Clay Patterson, Carson Hildebrandt, and Dagan Schwartz. After all was said and done, Dagan Schwartz took 3rd in a field of 13 Snowboard Men (run at 1:05:50 first […]
Happy New Year’s from the Colorado Freeskier.
Halina Boyd from up in Jackson, WY, made a solid season edit on her snowboard with a Go Pro. And, oh man, did she ski a lot pow. There are a few sick lines that will get you stoked for winter! Nice work, Halina! Halina Boyd 2014 Season Edit from Halina Boyd on Vimeo.
Salmon Freeski TV had a contest last December where fans submitted their freeski Dream Trip in the hopes of being selected. The lucky winner was German Nik Porsch, who chose Japan with Mike Douglas and Cody Townsend.
Trailer season is here!! Teton Gravity Research dropped the trailer for their fall film, Paradise Waits, and it looks pretty sweet. Enjoy.