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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.
Colin Pickett and I have now covered over 2,500 miles since we left CB 17 days ago on our British Columbian adventure and we just finally made it to Whistler. Along the way we stopped to ride and party with canucks in Fernie, Invermere Golden, Revelstoke and Kamloops. It has been one hell of an […]
Chasing Water is a documentary that follows the Colorado River, from it’s source until it runs dry before it reaches the ocean. It has won a number of awards at various festivals, including “Best Short Mountain Film” 2011 Banff Mountain Film Festival (FF). . “Most Inspiring Film” 5 Point FF, Carbondale, CO. “Best Environmental Documentary” Mountain […]
A lot of fun was had yesterday afternoon at the Aaron Blunck Big Bag Invitational at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. As we’ve reported, CBMR has purchased an air bag for training and for tubing. Yesterday was the first time the resort showcased the Bagjump to the public with skiers and riders. CBMR and the Crested […]
Maybe this recent snow has you itching for skiing or maybe you’re just itching all the time. Brandon Clabaugh found some of his old POV footage from skiing powder in the backcountry around CB and some shots from when 3rd bowl was last open. Check it out and head over to Facebook and give Selektah […]
Crested Butte’s Rob Vandervoort joined a crowd of Buttians headed to Telluride for the Freeride World Qualifier stop. Here is his edit and writeup. Congrats to Rob for taking fourth, as well as Mary Boddington for topping the podium again. From March 20 through March 23 Telluride, Colorado hosted the Subaru Freeride Series, an […]
Here in Crested Butte we care about our furry friend companions, not saying that other people don’t, but it’s not everywhere that you have a full-blown party with a DJ, a sled course, and a booter in memory of a rad dog. Trevor Bona captured the stoke on his drone with his GoPro. Enjoy these […]
For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep ending to the bottom of the boarder cross course with the finish line at […]
George Rodney has continued his phenomenal rookie season on the Freeride World Tour by winning the day in Haines. Here is his run. FWT15 – Run of George Rodney (USA) Swatch… by FreerideWorldTourTV
Things have gotten hairy out there. Check out these large natural slides on Mt. Axtell, from below treeline all the way up to Wang Chung and Green Lake.
It snowed a lot this weekend. On Saturday, Rob Dickinson, Tom Runcie, Sydney Dickinson, Will Dujardin, and Jack Weise took some laps up in Cinnamon trees. It was windy and white, and the next day was a super sketchy ski day on similar slope and aspects elsewhere. Check out these photos from Will Dujardin.