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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.
The Non Native crew visited Friends Hut in February. With the lack of snow that month it was definitely spring conditions, but that didn’t hinder their trip in any way. Each day was a peak bagging day and as you can see from the video, they were psyched to be there.
As we finally see our first real storm cycles of the year, the backcountry is proving to be very active here in Crested Butte, and throughout the state. Two skiers were caught and injured in an avalanche on Mt. Schuylkill’s Birthday Bowl. Enormous props to Crested Butte Search and Rescue, who responded to the injured skiers, […]
Francesca Pavillard Cain is in Europe prepping for the first female stop of the tour at Chamonix. We’re excited for the Western State Colorado University athlete to throw down on the biggest stage in freeskiing. This post comes from her blog. It was a long flight but pretty easy. Some how I got three seats to […]
The West Elk Project boys got their first big snow storm last week at Nevados de Chillan. Between two to three feet of snow fell and set up pretty fast to create some smooth and stable conditions. Nevados de Chillan and it’s lift accessed backcountry has some pretty amazing terrain. Despite very little snow in […]
Ski In / Ski Out seems like a luxury for some. Take it to the next level and make any place ski in / ski out with those super neat hoverboards!
The Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team started firing right out of the gate this competition season in the IFSA Junior Series with victories and strong results at Jackson Hole, Aspen, Winter Park, and Squaw Valley. Above Photo: Jon Clay Patterson and Carson Hildebrandt go 1-2 in the 15-18 Ski Men at the Squaw Valley National. […]
Norwegian professional skier Oystein Braten has done the first ever flip on and off of a park rail.
Whistler and its ridiculous bike park produces some of the gnarliest riders out there. In this edit, Chris Kovarik, Conor Macfarlane, Finn Iles, Lee Jackson, Dylan Forbes tear the park a new one.
More from last weekend’s historic storm in Taos, New Mexico. Here, freeride competitor Jackson Bodtker enjoys the deep. JaPaos from Jackson Bodtker on Vimeo.
The latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV explores the relationship between forestry and skiing, more specifically how forestry played an enormous role in the history of ski area development. It’s another great episode that tells an important story.