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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.
Not only does he win, he does it in style. Ted Ligety is an animal. Ted Ligety – the limit of carving skiing from Ivaylo Tsvetkov on Vimeo.
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be back in Crested Butte Tuesday August 21. There are events and activites planned the day before and day of race. Check them out below. Monday August 20th New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat comes to CB for the Crested Butte Last Sprint Block Party in the historic downtown […]
Zeal Optics Ambassador Eric Larsen put together a sweet edit from one of our valley’s best trails, the iconic 401. Eric really does a good job capturing the feeling you get after the epic descent from up above Schofield pass in the high alpine down into the aspens of the upper East River Valley.
GoPro teamed up with the Tour de France and put some cameras on the riders. The results are pretty rad, and reveal how tough these guys really are. Enjoy.
Western State Mountain Sports athlete Zach Bare earning the win at the 2* Freeride World Qualifer on Headwall. Zach Bare: 1st Headwall 2* from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.
This winter is off to a terrible start for skiing. The tiniest silver lining is that the ice, from Blue Mesa to Taylor Park, was incredible. Elevate the Media (Trevor Bona) went out with a few friends and captured another incredible morning. Ice Skating on Taylor Resevoir from Elevated Perspective Media on Vimeo.
Local pipe star Aaron Blunck joined Wing Tai Barrymore for a couple late season days in the pipe in Sun Valley. Spring Pipe In Sun Valley from WingTai53 on Vimeo.
Check out this awesome webisode featuring the Western State Colorado University Endurance Team. The boys are preparing for the Grand Traverse, and doing some cool things while they’re at it. What a cool program. Edit by Matt Clark. We are the first-ever Western State Colorado University Endurance Ski Team. Currently composed of four different individuals: […]
The World Heli Challenge is gaining momentum as one of the top competitions in the world. Why? Because the competition uses helicopters to access the best terrain in New Zealand. The event features an “Extreme Day” and a “Freestyle Day” where competitors showcase their skills on a variety of NZ’s incredible terrain (did you think […]
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 […]