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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.
This Swiss skier, Jérémie Heitz, was in the top 10 at FWT events 4 times last winter with 2 podiums, finishing in 3rd overall. His stock is still rising, so be sure to look for this guy to stay on the podium this coming year. This edit is just 2 and a half minutes, so […]
A 28 year old Bozeman man died after a small avalanche carried him over a rock face on Beehive Peak in Montana. The victim and party had taken all of the appropriate precautions, but it still ended in fatality. According to the report, “They had done everything right. They had reduced their risk as small as […]
If you havent heard of George Rodney, you’ve been missing out on one of the most promising budding careers in freeskiing. Coming off a missed season from an ACL tear, George came back with a vengeance, taking third overall for the Americas division in FWT Qualifiers, including a Sick Bird Award at Crested Butte. Here’s his […]
The first weekend of March I joined a large group of Crested Butte skiers to go compete at the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships in Taos, NM. Having never been to Taos, I was delighted to find a mountain littered with spines, cliffs, and great snow conditions. Taos has enjoyed a relatively good snow year, and […]
Monster Energy Rider Alex Coleburn has been hampered by injuries the past two years. It appears he is healthy. The tricks, especially the nose stalls, are ridiculous.
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.
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 9 of 30. Check out CBMST members Matt Evans, Nolan Blunck, Aaron Blunck, Oz Scott, James […]
The Tour Divide is the longest off-pavement race totaling over 2,754 miles of mostly forest dirt road. Starting from Banff, Alberta Canada it crosses the continental divided until Antelope Wells, New Mexico USA. The route climbs 220,00 vertical feet and is the considered hardest self-supported mountain bike race in the world hands down! Gunnison’s Jefe […]
We’re are supposed to get a punch of Pacific Moisture from the southwest. Want fresh turns instead of corn? NOAA’s Winter Storm Warning: ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS– EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO […]
Are you ready for more helicopters filming helicopters!? And ridiculous snowboarding, obviously. Red Bull and Brain Farm are back with Travis Rice and company for “The Fourth Phase”. The Art of Flight sequel has high hopes and if the previous films are any indication, it’s going to be awesome. Enjoy the trailer: