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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.
By now, regardless of how long you have lived in the Gunnison Valley, there is a very good chance you have heard of Matchstick Productions or MSP. MSP is one of the godfathers of the ski movie industry and they are celebrating their 20th anniversary with this year’s release of their newest ski movie “Super Heroes of […]
For the third consecutive year, Crested Butte will have a representative on freeskiing’s biggest stage, the Freeride World Tour. Mark Mikos, a Western State Colorado University graduate and CB resident, took 1st place overall in the Freeride World Qualifier series, placing 3rd at Crested Butte, 2nd at Taos, and 1st at Crystal Mountain. Soft-spoken and […]
If it’s deep enough to ride it’s deep enough to slide. This is POV footage of a skier’s close call with a slab on Jones Pass on the Front Range yesterday. You can read about his adventure by following this link to his website.
Aaron Gwin clinched the UCI Downhill title this weekend with this run in Val di Sole.
Its spring and everybody is churning out their end of season edits. Well, this ski bum doesn’t have video equipment, so I’m offering a hand-written, somewhat jovial account of my season (in picturebook form!). In true bum fashion, what this article lacks in flair it makes up for it in authenticity. You want insight into […]
Andrew Arnold and Grady Shoop have had an active spring. They’ve journeyed from CB to the front range, and up to Oregon. Check out a Gatsby inspired edit of their adventures.
Some crashes to get you through the week Haha Ouch You could see this coming
Kevin Krill put together this quick edit of the 4th of July festivities from his aerial drone. The parade was awesome as always this year and the water fight looked like tons of fun. Keep having fun out there!
CBMST stud Turner Petersen recently laced this beautifully executed line on Whetstone’s M Face. The backcountry is still firing! Edit by Gage Meredith and Chair 1 Films.
Is it here yet?? You have been probably been trying to wait patiently. Well, your patience will start to pay off (hopefully!). Photo: Opensnow.com The jet stream, storm track, or as I like to call it, the hyperconductor of moisture and radness, is going to shift south as that high pressure that was bothering us in […]