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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.
By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating their 20th anniversary with this year’s release of their newest ski movie “Super Heroes of […]
Crested Butte woke up to an over performing storm that dropped eight inches and gave relief to what has been a dry month. Here’s a quick realtime recap of skiers Ed and Will Dujardin playing in the new snow. Sleeper 8 Inches from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
There is a debate in the freeskiing community on whether Adam Delorme has the best style out there. Personally, I think he is hands down. Whether or not that is the case, what is definitely true is Adam Delorme has a style that is his and his alone. The ease in which the Fatypus athlete […]
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 […]
Photo: Trent Bona | Born and raised in Vermont, Tom Runcie moved to Crested Butte from Las Vegas in 2008. Runcie attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where, working ski patrol (yes Dartmouth has it’s own ski hill), he met his wife, Laurel. Runcie is part of strong contingent of east coast skiers who moved to […]
Check out this marketing video for the Threesome College Pass offered by Sugarbush and Mad River Glen. It is a spoof of of the Juicy Fruit ski commercial (featured below the Threesome video). The ad features Green Mountain Freeride member Chuck Mumford (also the CEO of Pitt Viper glasses). By the way, east coast friends […]
We’re so stoked Francesca took 2nd at the FWT stop at Fieberbrunn-Kappl. Read her blog below and visit it for more photos. After a pretty epic tomahawk in Chamonix I was looking for some redemption in Fieberbrunn. Check out my run: Austrian’s reflect their love for skiing throughout the whole country. There is no doubt that […]
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 […]
A quick, ridiculously deep snowmobile edit from Brett Conover during the storm a few days ago. Saying it looks fun is an understatement. You might notice the logo for Crested Butte Gear Exchange right there at the beginning. Have you heard about them yet? We’ll get some more info on the store’s grand opening soon, […]
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 […]