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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.
You can file this one under semi-related to action sports and more associated with the culture and community aspect of the West Elk Project. Agave Sun International is looking to set up its offices in Gunnison to begin distribution of Huizache Tequila. Former resident of the Gunnison Valley, Steven Peterson, has put a lot of […]
The Bridger Brigade released their BombSnow TV episode from Alaska, and it’s nothing but awesome. It starts off rowdy in Montana when the crew gets evicted, a bunch of shenanigans happen, and they finally make it up to Alaska. Local boy Randy Evans crushes, as per usual, with Kyle Taylor, Henry Worobec, Axel Peterson, Rob Raymond, […]
Maxwell Wiggins put together a 3.5 minute edit of the recent Gunnison High School’s mountain bike trip to Moab. There are some cool drone shots in it and we think it’s really awesome that our local valley’s high school kids get to do this. Enjoy! Riding the Stone from Maxwell Wiggin 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 10 of 30. This edit of Aaron Blunck and Tucker Andrews took place early last season. […]
Here’s a short 3 minute clip discussing the memorable crash at the 2006 Birds of Prey Downhill at Beaver Creek. TJ Lanning was an up-and-coming US star at the time, trying to make up for past injuries, he hit a compression awkwardly and well, you should just watch this crash. Thank goodness for the fencing.
“Claim Your Moment” is the second installment of the Aspen Snowmass webisodes, Rejuvenate: Mind Body Spirit, featuring former Olympic snowboarder and bronze medalist, Chris Klug and his family. The sweet cinematography from Harrison Buck and Daniel Kelly Brown continue from our neighbors on the other side of the Elk Mountains. Enjoy! Rejuvenate: Mind Body Spirit | Episode […]
Any good crashes lately? We’d love to include it next hump day if you have footy. Enjoy! Who’s looking forward to some of these crashes this summer? These two go well together. gnarly over-rotation funny under-rotation
For over ten years, Vermont-based Meathead Films has produced movies that make east coasters proud to call their humble hills of the Appalachian Mountains home. In their eleventh film, the Meatheads had to work hard and be creative to overcome the record warm winter that plagued practically the entire country (except the PNW of course). […]
Craig Geipel and Scott Braun teamed up with AirWolfe Aerial Photography and put together a pretty sweet edit from some lines in the Ruby Range. Enjoy.
Crystal Wright, Freeride World Tour athlete and fitness guru from Jackson (she runs a gym), dropped a pretty darn sweet season edit. Crystal Wright Ski 2013/14 from Brian Mulvihill on Vimeo.