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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.
Words by the National Parks Conservation Association- For nearly a century, park rangers have dedicated their lives to America’s greatest places and the people who visit them–but when Congress closed the national parks, angry visitors criticized the Park Service for keeping people out. In this short video, park rangers share their personal views and offer a […]
Airs tonight on ESPN2 at 5:30 MST Travis Pastrana, arguably the most recognizable extreme sports athlete in the media today, will make his Nascar debut in the Nationwide series tonight. Pastrana has completed a variety of stunts that have propelled him to international fame. ESPN claims that “making his debut in the Nationwide series will […]
The park at Crested Butte Mountain Resort has been riding great. Check out their latest edit. Blinded from Crested Butte on Vimeo.
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding made its way to Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley on February 13-15. These freeride snowboard events brought competitors from all over the US, Canada and even as far as Argentina and New Zealand. Crested Butte’s own Mary Boddington earned valuable Freeride World Tour points with here 2-star victory at […]
Real Skifi’s 17th episode is once again full of mind bending jibs that change the way you look at skiing. Also, new product placement suggests they’re really getting paid now, so congrats to them for getting some well earned cash.
After a career-best 7th in Val d’Isere in December, Davide Chodounsky of Crested Butte, CO finished a team-best 8th at Adelboden in Switzerland on Sunday, January 12. The 2007 NCAA champion is poised to lead the US Ski Team in Slalom at the Sochi Olympic Games. Photo: Getty Images/AFP – Fabrice Coffrini Chodounsky has now finished […]
WARNING: Beautiful photos attached. Jayson Simons-Jones led 3 clients on a mountaineering trip to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia during June, 2013. The trip culminated with the 19,985-foot Huayna Potosi. Here’s his trip report. Words and Photos: Jayson Simons-Jones Haullomen (17,923′/5463m) greets you as you approach the Condorirri Range, Bolivia Crested Butte Mountain Guides has recently […]
For a moment, it didn’t look like it would happen. But then we received four feet of snow, and Teocalli Two opened for the first time ever. The terrain is amazing, and includes a cliffed out pillow zone that is very atypical of the terrain at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Trevor Bona used the latest […]
The Chilean Freeskiing Championships went down on El Colorado’s Santa Tere face, with two feet of fresh powder. The event was won by Jim Sorbe and Hazel Birmbaum. Check out the highlight video.
Matt Byrne got after it this year. After graduating from Western, the young man is leaving us to join the real world. But not before demonstrating how rad life really is here, even on bad snow years. Good luck buddy! Backcountry Season Edit 12-13 from Matt Byrne on Vimeo.