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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.
What would you dare to accomplish if you knew success was the only outcome? You may have heard some buzz about SheJumps in Crested Butte. The non-profit organization focuses on “increasing female participation in outdoor activities by building upon a supportive community that inspires its members to reach their highest potential.” In other words, SheJumps […]
Last winter, Powder Magazine teamed up with a crew of professional athletes to ski and explore some of our National Parks. The pieces are being released in a five part series, where they ski Yosemite, Yellowstone, Olympic, Glacier, and Grand Teton. To read to full stories, head over to Powder.com. Trailer Yosemite Yellowstone
Angel Collinson is crushing. The Little Cottonwood raised ripper earned herself the opening segment in this year’s TGR feature, Almost Ablaze. See why here in this version of Behind the Line.
Is it here yet?? You have been probably been trying to wait patiently. Well, your patience will start to pay off (hopefully!). Photo: Opensnow.com The jet stream, storm track, or as I like to call it, the hyperconductor of moisture and radness, is going to shift south as that high pressure that was bothering us in […]
AltaBird Freeride Dominates Again, Competitors Ski Powder in the last IFSA National Series Event of the Season before Revelstoke Photos: Will Dujardin It doesn’t always happen that you get to ski powder in your comp run, but it seems to happen more often then not at Grand Targhee. The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team headed […]
Like a lot of people that day, Edward Dujardin and Eliot Rosenberg headed to the Anthracites to take advantage of what they thought would be a few inches. They were pleasantly surprised to find 20 inches of the coldest smoke. Check out our recent photo gallery as well. anthracitesdec15 from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
Happy Birthday CR. You are an inspiration. We miss you everyday. CR Johnson, Seven Sunny Days, Matchstick Productions CR Johnson, John Spriggs, Tanner Hall, Every Day’s a Saturday
Tahoe based ripper Hazel Birnbaum threw together a fun edit from her time traveling and skiing on the Freeride World Tour last season. Enjoy.
We don’t know what to make of this, but it is pretty damn cool. Snowmobile Speedflying? Parachute Snowmobiling?
The Swatch Skiers Cup is coming back January 4-10, 2014 in Zermatt, Switzerland. The teaser and the teams were just released. JP Auclair is the Team Americas captain and Julien Regnier is Team Europe’s captain. Check out last year’s highlights if you need a reminder of how sick this competition is. Team America […]