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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.
A group of Colorado based Yeti Cycle ambassadors took on the famous Colorado Trail last summer. For those who don’t know, the Colorado Trail spans over 500 miles from Denver to Durango over Colorado’s iconic mountains. Follow Justin Reiter, Craig Jones, Sam Seward, and Joey Schusler as they make the journey. Colorado Trail. I’m Part […]
This is an awesome two minute public service announcement from the good people at Protect Our Winters that is sure to get your blood pumping. POW PSA 2014 from protect our winters on Vimeo.
We talk about avalanches a lot on this website. From reposting the CBAC’s daily discussion to sharing scary/educational videos, we want you to have access to as much information as possible because we don’t want anyone to die. Every time someone dies out in the backcountry, different emotions and opinions spill out onto social media […]
In the latest episode, Salomon Freeski TV goes north in pursuit of a photo of skiers skiing the solar eclipse.
The High Lift opened, and Tucker Vollbrecht was there. Better late than never. Big ups, Crested Butte Ski Patrol. The sun was out and a t-bar opened. It was a good day. #highlift #finally #skiing #thisisfreeride #keepsnowing #qualitysucks #applesucks @k2skis @flylowgear @westernmountainsports @skicrestedbutte @westelkproject A post shared by Tucker Vollbrecht (@tuckerfreeski) on Feb 21, 2018 […]
Most skiers work hard all summer to pay for their winter adventures. Strafe Outerwear athlete Matt Luczkow is no different, except he goes to Alaska to fish for salmon. He made this edit of his summer job. It has some pretty cool shots. By the way, he’s a ridiculously good skier. Check out this edit […]
This terrible winter has struck another blow, this time super close to home. We lost Knox Frank in an avalanche outside Silverton, CO on Friday, March 30th. Knox, 34, was the first in a party of 4 to drop in on a SE facing slope at over 12,000′ around 3:30 PM. He was caught in […]
CBMR’s web series “Passion Within” showcases two of our most favorite people, Rob and Sydney Dickinson. These mountain athletes work hard to play hard and are just all around badasses. Follow them around CBMR and get the low down on what it takes to live here. Not only are they ski bums at heart, but […]
Pretty Faces and Unicorn Picnic released an inspirational first web episode chronicling a six year old sit-skier working with Challenge Alaska. Watch as the youngest member of this organization, an eleven year old, helps this little girl push past her disabilities.
Grand Junction based-athlete and Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center participant, Chris Jefferson, successfully crossed the Slush Huck Pond Skim on a monoski last Saturday in front of an ecstatic crowd. The biggest cheers of the afternoon came for Jefferson, a paratrooper veteran. Left is a composite photograph and below is his POV of the skim. Hell yeah from the […]