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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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Breaking: CBMR Extends Ski Season, Changes Hours

Posted  April 1, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

In a surprise move, Crested Butte Mountain Resort announced that it would be extending the 2016 ski season, with the new closing day scheduled for Sunday, April 24th. In addition to the extension, CBMR is changing the resort’s operating hours, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, to take advantage of long spring light hours. “Epic […]

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Mac Dog’s Sleds & Kegs & Medium Air on Maroon

Posted  April 1, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Check out this edit by Elevated Perspectives Media from this year’s Mac Dog’s Sleds & Kegs party.  In addition to a killer luge course, the Non Native crew built a sweet booter dubbed “Medium Air on Maroon,” in the absence of Big Air on Elk. Mac Dog’s Sleds & Kegs & Medium Air on Maroon […]

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Freeskiing World Tour Highlights from Big Sky, Montana

Posted  March 30, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

The Freeskiing World Tour’s event went off last weekend with good snow and great skiing.  The skiing fields were stacked and Forrest Jillson ended up walking away with another win at Big Sky followed up by Andrew Pollard in 2nd, the Sickbird winner, and Sydney Simard, the North Face Young Gun Winner, in 3rd.  On […]

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Brody McSkimming Level 1 Superunknown Finalist Entry

Posted  March 30, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

This Superunknown Finalist entry from up in Canada is a doozie.  Brody McSkimming delivers all types of tricks and style off of BC pillows.  You’ll enjoy it. Brody McSkimming Superunknown XIII Finalist from Level 1 on Vimeo.

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Irwin Guides on Channel 7 News

Posted  March 29, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Cory Reppenhagen of Denver’s Channel 7 News joined Irwin Guides for an Avalanche 1 course here in Crested Butte.  Great to see avalanche education getting mainstream press.

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Dave Sugnet Goin’ Rambo

Posted  March 28, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

CBMR steezeball Dave Sugnet enjoying the recent conditions around Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Goin’ Rambo from david sugnet on Vimeo.

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East Vail Avalanche POV

Posted  March 28, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Terrifying POV footage from a recent avalanche in East Vail.  Lots of activity happening around Colorado.  Find a write up below the video from avy victim Austin Porzak, who is apparently a very experienced backcountry traveller. Quoted from Austin’s YouTube video: “First of all in no way shape or form do I think being in a […]

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CBAC Investigates Schuykill Slide

Posted  March 28, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

CBAC forecaster Evan Ross investigates the recent slide on Schuykill than ran 1000 feet and resulted in a partial burial.  Stupid dust. According to the CBAC Facebook, there was another large skier triggered avalanche from the persistent layer in the Climax Chutes. Careful out there.

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CBMST Prepares for IFSA NORAM Champs With Podiums in Breckenridge and Vail

Posted  March 28, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

The CBMST Freeride athletes have been busy this March.  With a strong showing on the home turf a few weeks ago at the Crested Butte National, the CBMST traveled to Breckenridge and Vail on consecutive weekends.  Kye Matlock, who spent most of the winter in Japan and had an underwhelming finish at the CB National, got some […]

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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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