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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.
What can you say about the Candide Thovex”One of Those Days” Series? This is ridiculous. It’s breaking the internet again and deservedly so. So many sick tricks and jump set ups. You’ll be watching it over and over again. Check out the first two, One of Those Days, and One of Those Days 2.
Western State Colorado University is throwing a rail jam this Wednesday in front of the University Center. The competition will be a jam format, with men’s ski, men’s snowboard, and women’s combined. It is open to everyone, not only students. 1st place prize get free snowmobile day with in the CB backcountry February 6th. There […]
Part of the American Ski Marathon Series and an American Birkebeiner qualifying race, the Alley Loop is also Crested Butte’s largest costume party and biggest Nordic event of the year. Set for February 2nd, The Alley Loop’s unique course starts and finishes in the heart of downtown Crested Butte at Second and Elk. In between […]
Merry Christmas to all! With 7-day totals around 3 feet, the Crested Butte backcountry has been nothing short of ridiculously good over the holidays. Check out this gallery from the Anthracites featuring Matt Evans, Brett Conover, and the skiing and photography of Will Dujardin, Tom Runcie, and Rob Dickinson. Powder is the best present anyone […]
Check out this awesome webisode featuring the Western State Colorado University Endurance Team. The boys are preparing for the Grand Traverse, and doing some cool things while they’re at it. What a cool program. Edit by Matt Clark. We are the first-ever Western State Colorado University Endurance Ski Team. Currently composed of four different individuals: […]
Hannah Watt-Sax Earns 3rd in Open Women Skiercross, Brooks Hudson takes 2nd in 8-9 Boys Skiercross. Crested Butte athletes are at it again. USASA Nationals just finished today at Copper, CO. On Sunday, 15 year-old Aaron Blunck won the Open Men’s Halfpipe. Aaron outperformed a super stacked and generally older field earning himself a $1000 […]
Need some inspiration? Check out the story of Angeli VanLaanen. Angeli grew up in the Pacific Northwest skiing and enjoying life to the fullest. Soon enough, she was competing in halfpipe with the best skiers in the world. However, in 2009, Angeli was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. It turns out she had been living with […]
Kyle Jones of Cold Smoke Splitboards went out on Christmas Eve for some backcountry pow and he found some. This quick 2 minute edit provides a short glimpse into the sheer joy you can experience on pow days. You can read about Cold Smoke Splitboard’s recent collaboration with Romp Skis here. large from Kyle Jones […]
How excited are you for this weekend’s Chili and Beer festival at the CBMR base area? One of Crested Butte’s lesser-known “holidays” that combines beer, chili, and downhilling, this is one of our favorites. We caught up with the chili contest veterans and Dogwood Cocktail Cabin employees Kat Harrington and Grant McFarren from Team Dogwood […]
A dual premiere of “Further” and “Dream Factory” was put on at the Taylor Auditorium on the Western campus to benefit the WSCU Freeride Team, the CB Avalanche Center, and the SoCO 14er Expedition. If you still haven’t seen Jeremy Jones’ “Further”, you need to make that a top priority. “Dream Factory” is definitely a […]