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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.
Let’s admit it: rollerblading has gotten the short end of the stick in terms of attention in action sports. Just as in any sport, there are going to be some badasses that you will respect no matter what your friends think. Chris Haffey is one of these people. What do your friends know anyway?! He […]
After a couple weeks of a solid winter weather pattern that brought light snow to the high peaks around Crested Butte, winter arrived in a hurry when a big system left us with a few inches in town and several feet in the Irwin and Paradise Divide areas. (Words and video by Tom Runcie) Elk […]
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 21 of 30. For today’s countdown, we have a backcountry teaser from Off the Grid Media. […]
There are few words to describe Bob Burnquist’s “Dreamland” other than the cliché “sickest thing ever in skateboarding”. We aren’t experts by any means, but this 8.5 minute edit showcases that anything is possible if you have the budget to do something like this your backyard. Nothing like this has ever been done before, so […]
Teton Brown has been coming up strong in the recent years with standout freeride competition performances and great edits. This year’s edit rules with creative drone footy and massive backflips. Thanks for crushing it, Teton!! Tristan “Teton” Brown Season Edit 2k16 from Tristan Teton Brown on Vimeo.
Armada Skis athlete Mike Hornbeck spent his 2012/2013 season traveling the world, from B.C. to Japan, Korea, Sweeden, and California. The end of the edit shows Hornbeck in his home state of Michigan, reflecting on his roots. WRECKALLECTIONS: The Mike Hornbeck Mini Movie from ARMADA SKIS INC. on Vimeo.
After a large avalanche suspended competition, the Fieberbrunn FWT stop resumed today at Vallnord Arclais for the men’s ski, men’s snowboard, and women’s snowboarding. Big congratulations to SLC ripper George Rodney for taking his first win (George took CB Sickbird last year). Next up, the invite only stop in Haines, Alaska. Ski Highlights Snowboard Highlights […]
Crested Butte’s very own celebration of the bicycle known as Bike Week is back. There are the usual suspects of fun with Friday’s World Championship chainless down Kebler Pass and Sunday’s Bridges of the Butte circumnavigating the entire town. Enjoy some videos from last year’s Chainless and XC races and be sure to check out […]
Chris Miller’s last big mountain DH edit has us pretty stoked, so this one has us even more so, or shall we say “stokeder?” Way to shred some creative big mountain lines, Chris!
This footage from the Butte in 1990 is priceless and gnarly. Comp footage (along with one of the lamest hippie songs) starts at 4:20.