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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
You might have heard Bode Milller suffered a pretty good crash at the FIS World Cup Super G at Beaver Creek on Thursday. He underwent surgery to fix a torn hamstring tendon within hours of the crash. He was having the fastest run of the day at the time and hooked his arm on a […]
A lot of people have been taking advantage of great late season conditions to go skiing. Although he did skin up, Derek Johnson prefers to get down another way. According to Johnson, “Once your feet have left the ground, standing on solid earth no longer feels right.” Check out his recent speedflying edit from Snodgrass.
Jamie Salter’s edit from the last two years chronicles his highlights in the Crested Butte backcountry. This guy is always getting after it and probably loves pow more than you, but that’s obviously debatable. Way to crush, Salter! 2013 & ’14 Crested Butte Backcountry Schralpage from Jamie Salter on Vimeo.
It’s always worth listening to Glen Plake. In this episode of the Powell Movement, Plake talks history, climate, and the state of skiing.
Ever wonder if you will still be skiing when age catches up to you? George Jedenoff is a ninety-seven year old living in Utah who still enjoys getting after it. To him, age is just a number.
The Freeride World Tour in Revelstoke has been on Weather Hold since Monday. After almost 3 feet of snow, a high pressure weather window is moving in and the competition will be held Friday. Meanwhile, competitors and friends have been skiing sick pow. Check out these words from McKenna Peterson and photos from Axel Peterson. […]
The 2nd annual Alpine Odyssey 100K, a 64-mile cross country race, brought the return of Lance Armstrong and 274 challengers. Cameron Chambers won the event with a time of 3:58:58, setting a new race record, while Amy Beisel took top honors for the women a 4:52:46. The two-lap course climbed a total of 8,500 feet […]
Thanks to the crew at Drift Innovation I just received a brand new HD Ghost camera for my Canada assignment this month. I took it out for a quick ride on Lupine as soon as it arrived to test out the settings and the assortment of bike-centric mounts they included for me. This is the […]
The 2nd annual WSCU Adventure Film Festival is bringing 3 nights of great action sports films to Gunnison this week. MSP Films’ “Superheroes of Stoke” is playing Wednesday, followed by the Grand Inga Project’s “Congo” on Thursday, and “Reel Rock 7” will close the festival on Friday. All films will be shown at the Ruby […]
I just got back from a dreamy, dry ride on the Upper Loop this evening. The Upper Loop, Divine Trail (connector to golf course), Tony’s, 435 1a (connector to Upper Upper), and Whetstone Vista are all dry with only a few micro snow plugs. Upper Upper still has too much snow to ride and is […]