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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 […]

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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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UpSki Ascent of Torreys Peak

Posted  June 16, 2013  by  1. Ed Dujardin

UpSki is a Colorado company that makes para sails for wind mountaineering.  In this video Kevin Passmore uses the UpSki to ascend Torreys Peak on the front range.  Pretty neat.

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Chasing Powder to Alta

Posted  December 28, 2012  by  1. Ed Dujardin

It feels weird driving away from Crested Butte in the midst of a three foot storm.  But the Wasatch was set to receive 40 inches on top of a strong base.  So I left the Butte, and after meeting TJ David in Grand Junction, drove through the night and arrived at Alta Ski Area at […]

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Dave Sugnet “Uninvited” from US Collegiate Team at 2013 Trentino University Games

Posted  October 25, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

If this headline doesn’t grind your gears, it should.  We reported back in early September that WSCU student-athlete Dave Sugnet had been selected to the US Collegiate Freeskiing Team (USCFST). Now, we received word the USCFST recently contacted Dave to tell him that he was, in fact, not on the team.  This goes completely against […]

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2013 Crested Butte Telemark Extremes in the Works

Posted  January 11, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Last year’s dismal snow forced all big mountain competitions to be cancelled at Crested Butte.  A full slate of Junior and Adult big mountain events are scheduled to be hosted at Crested Butte again this year, forcing Crested Butte Mountain Resort to reevaluate having the Telemark Extremes.  With local CBMST Tele coach Mark Robbins gathering […]

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Elk Mountain Grand Traverse Project!

Posted  April 6, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8,000 feet elevation gain in the pristine West Elk backcountry wilderness. This review is to help shed […]

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Romp Skis Edit: Dave Bunt and Spellbound Opening

Posted  March 5, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Romp Skis athlete Dave Bunt took serious advantage of the recent 16″ that fell at Crested Butte Mountain Resort by yesterday afternoon.  With the first serious lift lines of the year, the local population was chomping at the bit.  While the early bird got the worm yesterday, the patience paid of for some as Spellbound […]

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High Lift Opens – CBMR Video

Posted  February 8, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

The long-awaited High Lift opening happened today.  Teocalli Bowl, Headwall, Big Chute, and Paradise cliffs were open with some well-merited closures in between (Angle Gully, Coffee Grounds).  CBMR videographer Chris Segal put up a quick edit featuring mountain athletes Wendy Fisher, Aaron Blunck, Mary Boddington, Rob Dickinson, and Tom Runcie shredding the recent terrain openings. […]

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Big Air On Elk 2013 Photo Gallery and Live Stream

Posted  March 13, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Last weekend was pretty busy.  Unless you were completely clueless, you probably noticed the big jump on Elk Avenue with skiers and snowboarders getting towed into it Saturday evening.  As usual, Big Air on Elk brought out the crowds as people packed the sidewalks between 2nd Street and 3rd Street to get a glimpse of […]

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Wolf Creek Powder Shred Photo Gallery

Posted  January 31, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

With a 42″ storm total it was pretty easy to convince ourselves to head down to Wolf Creek for the $33 lift tickets on “Local’s Appreciation” day.  Matt Evans, Ed Dujardin, and Will Dujardin piled into the truck at 5 AM in Crested Butte and found that there was still a lot of fresh landings […]

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Crested Butte Invades Taos For FWT Qualifier

Posted  March 3, 2013  by  1. Ed Dujardin

photo: Trent Bona Photography | This past weekend, around twenty Crested Buttians (including the WSCU Mountain Sports Team) invaded Taos Ski Valley to take part in the four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier.  Expectations were high, as last year’s podium was swept by Crested Butte athletes.  The event consisted of two days in the West […]

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