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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.
Members of the Western State Colorado University Bike Team has had a busy fall, despite the fact that schools been in session for only a couple of weeks. First they travelled up to Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, for a race highlighted by Owen Tulip’s 4th place finish. After that, the team quickly travelled back to […]
World renowned skier and local supermom Wendy Fisher has just become the Executive Director of the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation. The program, which educates, promotes, and supports amateur snowsports in the Gunnison Valley, has greatly enhanced the Mountain Sports Team, the Nordic Team, and the Ski for PE program. Rising ski star Francesca Pavillard Cain […]
Photos: http://millerperspectives.squarespace.com/ Last weekend the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association crew came out in force for their annual overnight weekend work days. Rustlers Gulch campground was the base camp for work on both the 401 trail and the 403 trail. Event sponsors kept the workers happy and motivated while they worked to provide necessary maintenance for […]
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
This is real and will be awesome. There will be a Santa Ski Crawl, which is one part record-setting attempt to get the most Santas on a slope at once, and one part pub-crawl, on Saturday, December 14th, 2013. The Santa Ski Crawl will start on the slopes at the Ice Bar at 2:30. At […]
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 […]
Natalie Segal laid down a great run at the Roldal Freeride Challenge recently, and her Norwegian commentator thought so as well. We’ll let this speak for itself, maybe we should bring this guy over here for more work?
Do you have issues pooping on yourself when you are in the outdoors? Well guess what. For only $20, your problems are solved. We didn’t know what to make of this when we first saw it. Only after going to the website did we confirm that yes, it is real. This large strap is […]
This is a guest post by Sam Solie. Sam and his friend Charlie recently launched the Maven Summit – they host purpose-driven, multi-day adventures all over the world. I want to sell you on a trip. But let me warn you – this is not your typical adventure. Yes, it will involve the wildest activities in the […]
Land of No Use seeks to examine the value of Montana’s public lands. The trailer features some awesome skiing, riding, and snowmobiling from our friends up north. It seems to be an interesting project. “Land of No Use” is a two year documentary project using winter recreation to explore the value of Montana’s public […]