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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.
This is the latest self edit from Aspen local Torin Yater Wallace. It features random footage from the season, as well as footage from his summer season at Mt. Hood. As long as he stays on his feet at the qualifier event, he is basically a lock for the U.S. team headed to Sochi. Despite this, TYW […]
Photo: Shannon Moller | Matt Evans Wins Male 15-18. Brittany Barefield and Josie Byron Take Top Two Spots in Girls 15-18. In a last minute effort to have a regional competition anywhere, the Junior Events Tour of the Americas directors teamed up with Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs to host an IFSA Junior Regional competition. […]
We are pumped about this one, can’t wait to see it next fall!
Micayla Gatto and friends put together an incredible parody of Kendrick Lamar’s Humble. This woman rips and is an incredible artist as well. Enjoy.
CBMR athlete Dave Sugnet closing out the season in style. Make sure you check out the mineshaft backy at the end. Closing CBMR 16′ from dave sugnet on Vimeo.
This video explains the history of Corbet’s Couloir and though it is located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, people come from all over to ride it. Check out the folks that show up with the intent of making it all the way down.
Check out Yeti Cycles’ edit “Fall to Spring.” The edit begins trailriding Vail’s back bowls during the fall season and finishes with a neat segment on Doctor’s Park in West Elk’s Taylor Canyon during June. The cinematography is great and details the joys of riding in each of the seasons. When you are riding in the […]
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Members of the Western State Colorado University Bike Team has had a busy fall, despite the fact that schools been in session for only a couple of weeks. First they travelled up to Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, for a race highlighted by Owen Tulip’s 4th place finish. After that, the team quickly travelled back to […]
Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche This is an amazing avalanche video from British Columbia with the 18th Overture as the soundtrack. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, this Friday December 14th. […]