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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.
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.
Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado. The mountains are incredible. The weather is amazing. The town rocks. Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here. 1. You don’t always have to talk about skiing and riding. I’m glad you had an epic day. If today’s powder made for […]
Every vehicle in Russia is required to run a dashboard camera at all times in an effort to cut back on a national epidemic of people throwing themselves in front of cars in order to fraudulently collect insurance settlements. A secondary result of the cameras is that every insane accident and miracle that occurs where […]
This is the most serious and awe inspiring edit that has ever been posted… Just kidding. However, this edit does epitomize spring break riding accompanied with some classy moves. Nicely done fellas. Spring Breakerz from ANdrew Arnold on Vimeo.
Not much is better than sledlapping a cliff in powder with your friends. Craig Geipel and Ivan Hansen got out with LK’s Airwolfe Photography and snagged some drone footage off of the Ruby bench out in Irwin. It’ll get you excited while we wait for more snow, enjoy! Ruby Bench from LK’s Airwolfe Photography on […]
Apparently the movie “Sharknado” was good enough to inspire a sequel. Introducing Avalanche Sharks…
photos: Sierra Halverson The Wildflower Rush Downhill Race went down at Crested Butte Mountain Resort yesterday. The race was stop 3 of 5 of the Mountain States Cup Rocky Mountain Regional Championship Series. It was awesome to see the base area so busy over the weekend. Competitors and spectators alike had to deal with intense […]
A fatality occurred yesterday on the Gunnison River. Below is the press release from the Gunnison County Sherriff’s Office. Exercise caution around the water. The rivers are very high. Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of the deceased. Gunnison County Sherriff’s Office 510 Bidwell, Gunnison Colorado 81230 Press Release On […]
This Polaris RZR is a bad ass vehicle. RJ Anderson is a bad ass driver on a crazy custom course at Mt. Baker, Washington. We don’t have a lot to say about this video. It speaks for itself.
Photo: Trent Bona | A big West Elk Project congratulations to all the winners in yesterday’s Gravity Slave Chainless race at Evolution Bike Park. At the end of the day Nicole Digate and Red Mcintosh took home the hand-made trophies for Expert Women and Men respectively. Racers had no chain so pedaling was not an option as […]